The Assyrian International News Agency is a privately funded, independent news agency which provides news and analysis on Assyrian

Assyrian homeland

Assyrian homeland refers to a geographic and cultural region inhabited traditionally by the Assyrian people; who call it Assyria . It is largely coterminous with the Kurdish homeland, including parts of what is now northeast Syria, northern Iraq, northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey.The area...

 and Assyrian

Assyrian people

The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia...

-related issues. It was founded by Peter BetBasoo and Firas Jatou in 1995.

Background

The web site is registered to an address in Chicago, Illinois, belonging to Nineveh Software Corporation.

AINA articles have been cited by Fox News, The Christian Post

The Christian Post

The Christian Post is a pan-denominational, Evangelical Christian newspaper based in Washington, D.C..Launched initially as an online publication, the newspaper was founded in 2000 to deliver news, information, and commentaries relevant to Christians across denominational lines and to bring greater...

, Crosswalk.com

Crosswalk.com

Crosswalk.com was a website acquired by Salem Web Network on October 4, 2002 for a reported $4.1 million.Crosswalk.com's slogan is "The Intersection of Faith and Life" and portrays the site's mission of "offering the fresh and compelling biblically-based content to Christians who take seriously...

 and United Press International

United Press International

United Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century...

.

Critical reception

Adam H. Becker of New York University

New York University

New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...

 gives the AINA web site as an example of "those published by either ecclesiastical or nationalist-ethnic" Syriac Christian organizations who promote Assyrian continuity claims.