Who are Modern Assyrians?

Some people believe that the Assyrians were completely annihilated when their capital, Nineveh, fell in 612 BC. A number of Assyriologists and historians, on the other hand, believe that the ancient Assyrians were dissolved in the sea of people entering Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). They believe that the Arameans, who had entered or were brought into Mesopotamia, and were living side by side with the Assyrians, gave their language to Assyrians, causing them to loose their national language, and hence, their identity as Assyrians. That’s why they consider the Modern Assyrians as Arameans. The book “Ancient and Modern Assyrians, a Scientific Analysis” proves that those assertions are wrong, and that the arguments against them are well documented. The book thus demonstrates, in detail, that Assyrians did not loose their language and hence did not loose their identity. The book demonstrates that the origins of Modern Assyrians are in ancient Assyria. Of course, a nation living 2600 years under foreign domination can, sometimes, loose its memories. However, the book shows that there has always been a latent Assyrian self-consciousness. Today, Assyrians are dispersed all over the world. They are in their homeland Iraq, where they are forced to leave their Christian faith and convert to Islam or die. Those in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, live as refugees. Many live in Iran, where they have been since ancient times, and many have migrated to Europe, the US, Australia and other countries.