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.
Who is Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, Iraq's possible next Prime Minister
Iran's responses to 'Deal of the Century'
Analysis: Will Turkey's increased role in Libya reduce or inflame conflict?
Who is Iran's new deputy IRGC Quds Force commander: Mohammad Hejazi
An interview with a senior officer of a special unit of Hashd al Shaabi (PMU)
Reactions in Iran to the death of Qasem Soleimani: The regime and the opposition
Analysis: Implications of the Soleimani killing
Developing Story: Sources and related to Turkey's new role in the Mediterranean, sending of Syrians
What is known about rocket attack that killed a US contractor and wounded several US forces in Iraq
An attack in Somalia kills up to 90 people, including several Turkish nationals
An interview with a member of the pro-Iran Khorasani militia, captured by protestors in Baghdad
A defector from the Badr Organization in Iraq details its operations and his story
Who is Qais al-Khazali, the Iraqi militia leader sanctioned by the US on December 6?
Badr Organization, its role in the PMU: Background and sources
Keeping ISIS defeated in Syria and Iraq, an interview with Coalition spokesman Caggins
A "massacre" in Nasiriyah in Iraq as Iraqi protests reach two month turning point
Photo essay: Iraq's two months of protests: Inside the everyday life of the protesters' camp
Inside Iran's crackdown on a week of protests
Timeline of Israel-Iran tensions in Syria and the region
Increasing evidence of Iran's role in crackdown on protests in Iraq