The minority in question is the Kurds.
They are the Kurds in northern Iraq.
The Assyrian homeland is in Northern Iraq, Northeastern Syria, Northwestern Iran, and Southeastern Turkey.
Syria northern Iraq and Turkey
Kurds
Kurds.
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They are important because the people of Syria and Iraq need water, some can't afford water, so they travel to the rivers to get some! Easy...
The Kurds
Yes. Iraq is larger than Syria.
Present day Mesopotamia includes Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria.
Syria is south of Turkey and west of Iran and Iraq.
Mesopotamia is part of modern day Iraq but as well as some parts of northern Syria,Southwestern Turkey and Iran.