Conversation so far:
What is an issue in the Assyrian homeland currently?
Nearly all non-Sunni inhabitants of the southern regions of Nineveh Plains were driven out by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant during the 2014 Northern Iraq offensive.
What modern countries are a part of the modern-day Assyrian homeland?
The areas that form the Assyrian homeland are parts of present-day northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran and, more recently, northeastern Syria.
What is life like for the modern Assyrian in Iraq?
Since the 2003 Iraq War social unrest and chaos have resulted in the unprovoked persecution of Assyrians in Iraq, mostly by Islamic extremists, and Kurdish nationalists.
How does ISIS affect Assyrians currently in Iraq?
Because of the emergence of ISIL and the taking over of much of the Assyrian homeland by the terror group, another major wave of Assyrian displacement has taken place.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article on Assyrians besides issues concerning their homeland, geographical composition, modern life and ISIL-forced displacement?
Some Assyrians self-identify as Syriacs, Arameans, and Chaldeans.

Question: What other aspects make this region distinctive?
Self-contained rewrite: What other aspects make the Assyrians distinctive compared to other ethnic groups neighboring them?