Anti-Assyrian sentiment

Anti-Assyrian sentiment, also known as anti-Assyrianism and Assyrophobia, refers to negative feelings, dislikes, fears, aversion, racism, derision and/or prejudice towards Assyria, Assyrian culture, Syriac Christianity, and Assyrians, as well as Chaldeans, Syriacs, and Arameans.

Anti-Assyrian sentiment largely manifested itself towards the end of the Ottoman Empire with the Assyrian genocide, and has continued in varying experiences by country where the indigenous Assyrian homeland lies (Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Iran). Notable instances include the Simele massacre, Anfal campaign, assimilation campaigns (Arabization, Kurdification, Turkification), and ISIS persecution. Like Anti-Armenian sentiment, Anti-Assyrian sentiment has historically also been fueled by an Anti-Christian sentiment.


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