Proposals for Assyrian autonomy in Iraq

Since the early 20th century several proposals have been made for the establishment of an autonomous area or an independent state for the Syriac-speaking modern Assyrians in northern Iraq.

Various estimates say that new province population will have the following ethno-religious makeup:[clarification needed] During June, 2017, a conference was held in Brussels dubbed, The Future for Christians in Iraq.

Many Kurdish politicians have publicly come out in support of annexing the area to the Kurdistan Regional Government as their fifth governorate (after Dohuk, Erbil and Slemani, and Halabja).

[citation needed] Some Assyrian political parties[16] have called for the establishment of an Assyrian-governed Nineveh Plains province as part of the KRG.

[citation needed] On March 5, 2017, three bodies representing Assyrians, Yazidis and Turkmen issued a joint statement calling for a semi-autonomous region in Northern Iraq.