Assyrian, Chaldean and Syriac Minorities in the Middle East: A Future in Limbo? 25/06/2019 Although many ACS joined the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in north-east Syria to fight IS, a growing number of reports point to the human rights abuses committed by the Kurdish authorities against non-Kurdish minorities, including ACS. Tags: Assyrians - Iraq - IslamicState - Kurds - MiddleEast - Syria - USA