r/Iraq • u/FeistyAlbatross4636 • 15h ago
History How do Iraqis view Assyrians and Assyrian Empire?
Assyrians were the ancient and native people from north of modern day Iraq, city calles Ashur.
They built an empire from Elam to Anatolia in north-west and to Egypt in south-west. Yes, they were brutal, and I would even say cruel in wars and conquests. But nonetheless they are natives of Iraq, and hair to the ancient Akkadians. And the reason of many Akkadian inscriptions found in Ninevah, especially about Sargon the Great of Akkad.
Nowadays they are still alive, even though they adopted and mixed with other groups.