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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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Tensions Follow Iraqi Government Decision to Withdraw the Hashd Al-Shaabi from the Nineveh Plain
MECRA's Iraq reporter recently carried out a reporting trip into the Nineveh (Ninawa) area, speaking to officials and commanders and...
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Aug 20, 201911 min read
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In Northeast Syria, a mix of relief and concerns
By ADAM LUCENTE Raqqa, Syria — Two-lane roads through the vast Syrian desert connect Raqqa to government-held Aleppo, the Syrian...
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Aug 6, 20197 min read
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Iran proposes joint military exercises with Iraq and possible air defense cooperation
In the wake of Iran shooting down a US drone over the Gulf of Oman an Iranian military delegation visited Iraq on June 23-24 and met with...
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Jun 24, 20194 min read
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The Badr Organization: Role in Iraq and Iranian influence
Badr Corps / Badr Organization: A case study The Badr Corps is a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps formed in 1982 by...
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Jun 20, 20195 min read
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Timeline and details: June 13 Gulf of Oman tanker "attack"
Timeline of the June 13 alleged attack on two oil tankers off the coast of Iran's Jask.
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Jun 13, 20198 min read
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How Iraq's Shia militias are reacting to the rocket attack on the Green Zone and US embassy area
On May 19 a Katyusha rocket fired from near Baghdad's Technological University landed near the monument to the Unknown Soldier not far...
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May 20, 20196 min read
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Timeline of US-Iran tensions May 2019
Beginning on May 5 tensions have escalated between the US and Iran. This comes in the context of US claims that Iran and its proxies pose...
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May 15, 20195 min read
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Analysis: The threat of sleeper cells continues after ISIS territorial defeat in Syria
By WLADIMIR VAN WILGENBURG March 23, 2019* With the liberation of the last ISIS pocket in Baghouz (Baghuz) in the Deir Ezzor (Deir ar...
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Mar 23, 201911 min read
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How Baghuz unfolded: Humanitarian aid, 22,000 people, FBR and the end of ISIS
Interview with Paul Curtis Bradley By SETH J. FRANTZMAN March 11, 2019 Free Burma Rangers is a humanitarian relief org that specializes...
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Mar 12, 20199 min read
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“They are starving”: ISIS fighters and families flee last ISIS pocket
Interview with Mahmoud Sheikh Ibrahim In an exclusive interview with Ibrahim, who has been on the front line near Hajin several times in...
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Jan 21, 20195 min read
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Exclusive photos of Turkish airstrike in Iraq's Makhmour camp
MECRA obtained exclusive photos from the sit of the Turkish airstrike that shook Makhmour Camp area on December 13. The strike was one of...
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Dec 14, 20181 min read
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Are these the first images of UK Special Forces vehicles near Hajin?
Images and a short video obtained from near Hajin appear to show UK Special Forces vehicles that are part of the Coalition's effort to...
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Nov 27, 20183 min read
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Attack on Iranian military parade in Ahvaz (Ahwaz)
An attack on a military parade in Iran's southwestern Ahvaz city has killed and wounded people, according to local reports. According to...
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Sep 22, 20186 min read
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