In Iraqi Assyria, Kurdish authorities have systematically occupied and confiscated land that belongs to Assyrians.
Several villages and individuals have tried to defend their rights to the properties that have been confiscated, but Kurdish authorities have systematically turned a blind eye to these land thefts.
In most cases it is members of the Barzani and Zebari clans who are behind the land thefts. These clans are the ones controlling the KRG.