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The Assyrian/Aramaen/Syriac people are a pre-Arab, pre-Islam, pre-Kurdish group of Semitic, Aramaic-speaking Christians native to the northern areas of Syria and Iraq. They have a population of roughly 3-3.5 million people, most of them still living in and around their native homeland. The question? What would be the best way to get an ATL in which these Assyrian people established an independent state of their own?

Recent events in the Syrian Civil War and the rise of ISIS have led me to believe that an event where Iraq and/or Syria split along multiple ethnic lines (Assyria, Ezidkhan, Kurdistan etc.) would be the most logical option for working in an Assyrian state. I imagine this state being a Christian Republic and a safehaven for Middle Eastern Christians, very conservative, western allied (probably very strongly with Israel and maybe even the Saudi's depending on what happens in Iran), and, much like Israel, very militaristic for its own survival. It seems to me that the best time to get this done would be either:

1. 1949-1954 when Iraq is just a budding flower to young to keep control

2. 1990-1995 with a clear PoD of the US taking Saddam out in 91.

So, my questions to you all are 1.) What do you think ive what i have so far? 2.) Do you see any other eras where an establishment of an Assyrian nation-state is possible? 3.) Do you have any in depth analysis that could help me develop a proper and coherrant PoD? 4.) Once we have Assyria established, what is your view on how this nation looks?
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