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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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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...
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Dec 8, 20183 min read
Rise of the Cyber Revolutionaries: The Case of Iran
By DAVID PATRIKARAKOS Ever since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that brought Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to power and established the...
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Dec 7, 20186 min read
The attack in Iran's Chabahar: Who carried it out and why
Chabahar is a city on Iran's Makran Coast of the Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran. It is an important port city with the Shahid...
MECRA
Dec 7, 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
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
Photos, video and interview on the frontline against ISIS last stronghold
The battle to defeat ISIS in its last stronghold, an interview from the frontline By SETH J. FRANTZMAN and MAHMOUD SHEIKH IBRAHIM Over...
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Nov 16, 20185 min read
Music in Mosul: A concert shows that art can triumph over the rubble and ashes left behind by ISIS
An interview with Ali al Baroodi Can you tell us about this important concert that took place? It was held in western Mosul at the...
MECRA
Nov 13, 20184 min read
Hezbollah Recruitment in Eastern Deraa?
By AYMENN JAWAD AL-TAMIMI One of the main concerns regarding the Syrian government’s campaign to recapture the rebel-held parts of Deraa...
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Nov 13, 20187 min read
The new face of Al-Hurra, an interview with Alberto Fernandez
An interview with Alberto Fernandez, the MBN leader behind Al-Hurra’s re-launch on how he is taking the channel and other MBN outlets in...
MECRA
Nov 11, 201811 min read
US Embassy in Syria tweets about Jarabulus amid Turkey's role in northern Syria
In a tweet on November 8 the US Embassy in Syria highlighted a new video about northern Syria. "Watch local people in Jarablus describing...
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Nov 9, 20187 min read
Car bomb targets restaurant in Mosul
A car bomb has struck a restaurant in Mosul, locals reported on the evening of Thursday, November 8. It struck near a restaurant...
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Nov 8, 20182 min read
Cyber Hezbollah
A report from Iran sheds light on a nationwide network of cyber operators used by the regime to crack down on dissent. The Basij in Iran...
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Nov 5, 20183 min read
The road to Minya: Egypt's Christians under attack again
By DAVE MCAVOY On 2 Nov Islamist gunmen attacked three busses carrying Christian pilgrims returning from a visit to the Monastery of St...
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Nov 5, 20184 min read
Who are the supporters and opponents of sanctions in Iran?
Who are the supporters and opponents of sanctions in Iraq? Sanctions advocates tend to come from opposition and nationalist groups, such...
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Nov 4, 20183 min read
Egypt distances itself from the US and reaches out to Russia and France
By DAVE MCAVOY On 25 Oct 2018 over 400 soldiers in the Egyptian and Russian parachute regiments finished the annual joint military...
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Nov 4, 20184 min read
Turkey shells Kobani and Tel Abyad in eastern Syria. What are its next moves?
By JONATHAN SPYER Turkish forces in Syria on 1/11 carried out a sixth round of shelling of areas east of the Euphrates River held by the...
MECRA
Nov 2, 20183 min read
Russia Ministry of Defense says Raqqa at risk of "anarchy, famine and devastation" and terror
On Wednesday October 31 Russia's Defense Ministry slammed the US-led Coalition's role in eastern Syria and said that Raqqa was in danger...
MECRA
Nov 1, 20184 min read
Still Springtime in Tunisia? A Look on the Inside, Seven and Half Years After the Revolution
By NOAM IVRI* The Post-Revolution Birth Pangs Tunisia’s mass protests in December 2010-January 2011, ignited by the self-immolation of...
MECRA
Oct 31, 201827 min read
Will Baghdad and Erbil come to an agreement on Sinjar?
New reports indicate that the leadership of the Kurdistan Regional Government is seeking an understanding with Baghdad about Sinjar...
MECRA
Oct 30, 20185 min read
Inside the Iran regime's recent anti-Israel teachings, propaganda and slogans
During the pilgrimage of Arba'een Iranian regime members put out new statements claiming that the goal of the pilgrimage was to "unify...
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Oct 30, 20183 min read
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