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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.
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Exclusive videos: Iranian attacks on Kurdish opposition groups in Iran
On November 14 Iran carried out drone and missile attacks on Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq. MECRA co-director Jonathan Spyer...
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Nov 15, 20221 min read
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Christians in the Ninawa Plain fear the presence of Pro-Iran Militias
By MECRA researcher in IRAQ Place: Baghdad Date: March 23, 2021 Since the expulsion of ISIS from the Ninawa Plains of Iraq in 2017, local...
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Mar 29, 20217 min read
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Dispute between Baghdad and KRI over Oil Revenues Continues
By: MECRA Correspondent in Iraq Date: February 9, 2021 Place: Baghdad A key issue facing relations between the Iraqi government and the...
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Feb 11, 20216 min read
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Interview with Zeylan Vajin, Co-chair of PJAK, an Iranian Kurdish political party
The Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) is an Iranian Kurdish opposition movement aligned with the Kurdistan Communities Union. It was...
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Aug 16, 20208 min read
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Iranian-Kurdish PJAK militant killed by Turkish drone in Kuna Masi
By JONATHAN SPYER Rebwar Gholizadeh, a militant of the Free Life in Kurdistan Party (PJAK), was killed in a Turkish drone strike outside...
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Jul 26, 20202 min read
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Analysis: How Serious Are Talks Between Assad and Syrian Kurds?
By MECRA staff Co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) Ilham Ahmed this week said the Syrian regime has agreed to begin political...
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Feb 12, 20205 min read
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Yazidi ruling helps children of women kidnapped by ISIS return
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A new ruling by the Yazidi Supreme Spiritual Council has sought to help solve one of the more complex and...
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Apr 26, 20198 min read
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Filmmaker Seeks to Highlight Kurdish Plight through Indie Movies in America
Iranian-Kurdish movie director Shepol Abbasi has put the final touches on his new movie “Performance of the Dead,” which will be released...
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Apr 17, 20193 min read
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Implications and ramifications after Kurdish protesters enter Turkish base in KRG, northern Iraq
Kurdish protesters gathered outside of a Turkish army base on January 26 in northern Iraq's Kurdish region. This area along the border...
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Jan 26, 20195 min read
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Syrian Democratic Council: Eastern Syria fears Turkish invasion
Eastern Syria fears Turkish incursion By MECRA STAFF Interview with Amjad Othman, spokesman of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) MECRA:...
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Dec 23, 20184 min read
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Who are the Rojava Peshmerga, the group that US thinks may help with Syria crisis?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The long, lonely road from Dohuk in the Kurdistan region to Sinjar, the site of the ISIS genocide of Yazidis, is...
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Dec 18, 20187 min read
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With the Kurds who are fighting the elite IRGC
By ZACH HUFF “You’re in Iran, now,” the grinning patrol leader nonchalantly informed me as we reached a summit of the Zagros mountain...
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Oct 7, 20188 min read
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Iraqi elections: What it means for the Kurdistan region of Iraq
By DILIMAN ABDULKADER Iraq held its first elections since the defeat of the so called Islamic State (ISIS), the results surprised all...
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May 25, 20184 min read
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Why did the KDP boycott the elections in Kirkuk?
By IRFAN AZEEZ AZEEZ In the wake of the Iraqi elections, there are still plenty of questions to answer, not least regarding the KDP’s...
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May 19, 20184 min read
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The Kurdistan Regional Government in 2018: A Q and A with Falah Mustafa
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The following questions were sent to the Kurdistan Regional Government in February. Falah Mustafa Bakir is the head...
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Mar 14, 20185 min read
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