MECRA RESEARCH BLOG
The MECRA research blog is composed of short articles and may include outside contributions. The views expressed in these blogs and articles are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis editorial stance.
Salah al-Din Villagers: Our lives are worse now under Shia militia control than during ISIS Era.
Rockets fired at Erbil, Iraq: Residents of Nineveh discuss unprecedented attack; context of Iran
Iraq’s Shia Militia Death Squads target Iraqi activists and demonstrators: Three Testimonies
The last mission: Anti-ISIS Coalition spokesperson Col. Caggins say farewell after success
Iran-US and Iran-Israel tensions July-Sept 2020
What is known about raids on Iranian-backed groups in Baghdad: Documents and background
Iraqi officials differing views on security reform and rooting out corruption in security forces
Iran-US tensions May 2020
Iraq: Interview with Iraqi MP from Asaib Ahl al-Haq, deputy of Sadikoun bloc
Could a shakeup in Iraq's PMU (Hashd al-Sha'abi) lead to greater divisions in Iraq?
The US-led Coalition has now left three bases in Iraq: Qaim, Q-West and K-1
New tensions in Iraq: The Coalition, the Pentagon, Kataib Hezbollah and Tehran
Coronavirus in the Middle East DAILY updates by MECRA
US-Iran and Iran-Israel tensions March 22 and beyond
Coronavirus in the Middle East: Daily updates part IV: From March 21
Who is Adnan Zarfi (Zurufi), the new Iraqi PM designate: Sources, background and current events
Mapping the US retaliation for the Camp Taji attack March 11-13
US-Iran and Iran-Israel tensions daily updates March 12 and beyond
An attack on US-led Coalition at Camp Taji, March 11, 2020: Escalation and questions of deterrence