Other ethnic groups were similarly targeted Aiming for extermination in the Assyrian genocide and the Greek genocide , and their treatment is considered by some historians to be part of the same genocidal policy .

The Assyrian genocide Killing ( also known as Sayfo or Seyfo , `` Sword '' ; or ) refers to the mass slaughter of the Assyrian population of the Ottoman Empire and those in neighbouring Persia by Ottoman troops during the First World War Hostile_encounter , in conjunction with the Armenian and Greek genocides Killing .

The Assyrian genocide Killing ( also known as Sayfo or Seyfo , `` Sword '' ; or ) refers to the mass slaughter of the Assyrian population of the Ottoman Empire and those in neighbouring Persia by Ottoman troops during the First World War Hostile_encounter , in conjunction with the Armenian and Greek genocides Killing .

The Assyrian civilian population of upper Mesopotamia ( the Tur Abdin region , the Hakkâri , Van , and Siirt provinces of present-day southeastern Turkey , and the Urmia region of northwestern Iran ) was forcibly relocated Departing and massacred Killing by the Ottoman army , together with other armed and allied Collaboration Muslim peoples , including Kurds , Chechens and Circassians , between 1914 and 1920 , with further attacks Attack on unarmed Bearing_arms fleeing Escaping civilians conducted Action by local Arab militias .

The Assyrian genocide Killing took place Process_start in the same context as the Armenian and Greek genocides Killing .

The attacks Attack against them were not of a standardized nature and incorporated Cause_to_amalgamate various methods ; in some cities , all Assyrian men were slain Killing and the women were forced to flee .

He also built Building idols of Assyrian gods in Judah to find Know favor with his new ally .

In addition , the Assyrians joined Participation the Allies following Self_motion the Assyrian genocide , instigating Convincing the Assyrian war Hostile_encounter of independence .

In addition , the Assyrians joined Participation the Allies following Self_motion the Assyrian genocide , instigating Convincing the Assyrian war Hostile_encounter of independence .

He is principally remembered Perception_active for his military campaigns Military_operation against Babylon and Judah , and for his building programs – most notably at the Assyrian capital of Nineveh .

The primary preoccupation of his reign was the so-called `` Babylonian problem '' , the refusal Agree_or_refuse_to_act of the people of Babylonia to continue to accept Assyrian rule , culminating Process_end in his destruction Destroying of the city in 689 BCE .

He was also a notable builder : it was under him that Assyrian art reached Achieve its peak .