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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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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...
MECRA
Dec 18, 20187 min read
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...
MECRA
Dec 15, 20181 min read
1.8 million Iraqis still displaced a year after defeat of ISIS in Iraq
A new report reveals that at least 1.8 million Iraqis are still displaced more than a year after the government declared major combat...
MECRA
Dec 8, 20183 min read
Exclusive Video: Peshmerga describe ISIS threat near Makhmur, Qarachukh mountain
In a new video from a Kurdish Peshmerga position near Makhmur on Qarachukh mountain, the Peshmerga described the ISIS threat and how ISIS...
MECRA
Nov 30, 20181 min read
Basra's pollution documented in rare drone footage by NRC
The Norwegian Refugee Council has published new drone footage of pollution in Basra, including canals choked with plastic and the Shat...
MECRA
Oct 23, 20183 min read
Qayyara bombing worst since liberation from ISIS
A car bombing south of Mosul, in the city of Qayyara (Qayara, القيارة), is one of the worst security incidents in the city and area since...
MECRA
Oct 23, 20182 min read
With the Kurdish PDKI on the border with Iran: Exclusive new photos from Zach Huff
Zach Huff, a field researcher with MECRA, recently travelled to the border areas of northern Iraq and Iran with the Democratic Party of...
MECRA
Sep 1, 20182 min read
Situation in Iraq's Sinjar region remains combustible
By PAUL IDDON On June 1 a convoy of US military armoured vehicles passed through the Sinjar region in northern Iraq. The sight of the...
MECRA
Jun 10, 20181 min read
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...
MECRA
May 19, 20184 min read
Understanding the Iraq election results
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The final results of the May 12 Iraq election have been released. They confirmed earlier results that showed Muqtada...
MECRA
May 19, 20184 min read
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...
MECRA
Mar 14, 20185 min read
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