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.
The US-led Coalition has now left three bases in Iraq: Qaim, Q-West and K-1
Who is Adnan Zarfi (Zurufi), the new Iraqi PM designate: Sources, background and current events
An attack on US-led Coalition at Camp Taji, March 11, 2020: Escalation and questions of deterrence
Coronavirus Middle East LIVE-UPDATES Feb. 25
Coronavirus in the Middle East - LIVE UPDATES
US-Russia tensions in eastern Syria
Analysis: How Serious Are Talks Between Assad and Syrian Kurds?
Incident at Khirbet Amo: A US patrol in Syria, pro-regime protesters and a death
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)
Developing Story: Sources and related to Turkey's new role in the Mediterranean, sending of Syrians
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
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