What is the difference between Syria and Assyria?

Assyrians are ethnic people who belong to an ancient civilization in Mesopotamia. These people came from a culture called Sumero Akkadian that is said to be as old as 3500 BC. The population scattered over what is now Iraq, Iran, and Syria. The ancestors of the ancient Assyrians are still found in Syria, Iraq, Iran, and certain parts of Turkey. It is because of the persecution of the Assyrian population by Shia and Sunni extremists that today a portion of the population can be located in far off countries such as Australia, Sweden, Germany, Russia, Armenia, Israel, and Jordon.

These are the people who were exiled by their native lands even up to the Iraq war. The Syrian Arab Republic is a republic in West Asia adjoining Jordon, Israel, Iraq, and Turkey, and the capital of Syria is said to be the oldest populated city in the world. Unlike Assyria, Syria is a modern nation. Syria has a long coastline that borders the Mediterranean Sea, and it boasts a sizeable Syrian desert. For a long time, Syria was under French rule. They gained their independence and declared themselves as a parliamentary republic in 1946.