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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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Assassinations increase in Deir Ezzor
By OMAR ABU LAYLA Charts courtesy of DeirEzzor24.net The term ‘assassination’ describes an organized and deliberate murdering of a...
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Mar 6, 20219 min read
Coalition continues support for SDF under Biden administration amidst increased challenges
By WLADIMIR VAN WILGENBURG During an embedded trip with the US-led Coalition to northeast Syria last week, it was clear that the...
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Feb 28, 20217 min read
On patrol with US forces in Syria
On February 20 a MECRA researcher flew to Syria to witness a patrol with US-led Coalition forces. The US has maintained several...
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Feb 25, 20211 min read
Impact of rockets on Coalition facilities at Erbil International Airport
During a trip to eastern Syria and the Erbil International Airport on February 20 our expert photographed the area impacted by rockets...
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Feb 25, 20211 min read
Rockets target Erbil
Rockets have targeted Erbil on the evening of February 15, 2021. The rockets hit several areas in a radius of five kilometers from one...
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Feb 15, 20215 min read
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
Al-Hol Refugees face ongoing tragedy
By OMAR ABU LAYLA With the departure of the ninth group of Syrians from al-Hol camp following the decision issued by the Autonomous...
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Feb 6, 20215 min read
Spotlight on the Iraqi Economy
“Iraq can't open the door to Gulf or other Arab countries for help because it's under Iran's control” Date: January-February, 2021 Place:...
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Feb 4, 20216 min read
The Abraham Accords in the UAE
By Najat AlSaied Since the signing of the Abraham Accords on September 15, 2020 in the White House, several questions have emerged: What...
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Jan 18, 202117 min read
Iran’s Cyber Campaign, and Coercive Recruitment Methods
Regime recruits hackers by coercion A number of Iranian IRGC-related computer hackers are currently on the FBI wanted list. Evidence is...
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Jan 16, 20217 min read
Severe, wide-reaching Israeli airstrikes against Iranian militias in Syria bear a message for Iran
By OMAR ABU LAYLA Summary: Israeli airstrikes on January 13 struck hard at Iranian militias outposts and Assad’s forces in Deir Ezzor....
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Jan 16, 20215 min read
Iran’s soft power project in Syria, targeting of youth in Deir Ezzor
By OMAR ABU LAYLA Introduction Since emerging as a regional power and embracing the notion of exporting the revolution adopted by the...
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Dec 30, 20207 min read
Testimony from local people on Shia militia activity in Anbar and Mosul areas
Date: December.2020. Place: Baghdad Noori, close to Hashd Al-Aayabat (Shrines militia, associated with Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani) and...
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Dec 22, 20206 min read
Iran Continues Entrenchment efforts in Deir Ezzor area
By OMAR ABU LAYLA The Iranian nuclear scientist Muhsen Fakhri Zadeh’s assassination on November 28,, 2020, dealt a severe blow to Iran....
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Dec 17, 20204 min read
Iraqi proxy militias threaten Saudi investment in Iraq
Time: 08:30 pm (Local time, Baghdad) Place: Baghdad, Iraq IRAQI-SAUDI agreement On November 8, 2020, the Iraqi-Saudi Committee met in...
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Dec 12, 20207 min read
Profile of IRGC general and current Iranian presidential candidate Hossein Dehghan
Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan, former defense minister, fourth commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in Lebanon,...
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Dec 12, 20208 min read
US-Iran and Israel-Iran tensions December 2020 to March 2021
For the previous installment of our daily Iran-US tensions blog, click here. For the next installment click here. December 1 Brodsky: Al...
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Dec 5, 202017 min read
Iranian responses to assassination of Fakhrizadeh, the Father of Iranian nuclear bomb program
Father of Iranian Bomb, head of Iran’s nuclear weapon program, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, assassinated November 27, 2020 in Absard, East of...
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Nov 30, 20205 min read
An inside look at the Rab' Allah movement in Iraq
In the following report by MECRA in Iraq spoke to people across the country about the group Rab' Allah (spelled "Rabaallah"). We have...
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Nov 22, 20206 min read
Rab’ Allah: A New Shia Militia Group in Iraq Threatens Americans
By HOGR TARKHANI Designating several Shia militia groups by the State Department as a terrorist group and killing Qasem Soleimani and...
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Nov 20, 20205 min read
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