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. == Historical proposals == Urmia Manifesto of the United Free Assyria, 1917 League of Nations proposed settlement for Assyrians, 1935 United Nations Assyrian National Petition, 1945.