Are Assyrians closer genetically to Southern Iraqis or to Kurds?

[StonyArabia]

So Assyrian are closer to which group?

[Smeagol]

I think Kurds since southern Iraqis are descended from peninsular Arabs.

[MysteriousWays]

I'm pretty sure Kurds as well

[Sikeliot]

Northern Iraqi "Arabs", Kurds, Iraqi Jews, Armenians, and Assyrians are all close. On the other hand, southern Iraqis are actually Arabian.

[Aren]

Northern Iraqi "Arabs", Kurds, Iraqi Jews, Armenians, and Assyrians are all close. On the other hand, southern Iraqis are actually Arabian.

Wrong and wrong. We are foremost closest to Iranian, Georgian, Azeri and Kurdish Jews who in the past spoke Neo Aramaic just like us Assyrians. After that Armenians and other groups aren’t particularly close.

[Gangrel]

Wrong and wrong. We are foremost closest to Iranian, Georgian, Azeri and Kurdish Jews who in the past spoke Neo Aramaic just like us Assyrians. After that Armenians and other groups aren’t particularly close.

Assyrians always cluster with Armenians.

[Aren]

Assyrians always cluster with Armenians.

We are closer to Eastern Mizrahi Jews who are almost identical to us.

[StonyArabia]

So they are closer to Kurds then?

[Bobby Martnen]

Hadoukens.

[StonyArabia]

Assyrians always cluster with Armenians.

And Armenians are close to Kurds.