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The US-led Coalition has now left three bases in Iraq: Qaim, Q-West and K-1
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The US-led Coalition handed over an area of K-1 Air Base on Sunday, the third post in a week handed over to Iraqi...
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- Mar 28, 2020
- 8 min
New tensions in Iraq: The Coalition, the Pentagon, Kataib Hezbollah and Tehran
The US and Iran are preparing for a new round in Iraq.
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- Mar 27, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus in the Middle East DAILY updates by MECRA
Since the last edition (March 21-26) and the March 11 of the Middle East Coronavirus Daily Update (MECDU) we have seen major rises in the...
MECRA
- Mar 25, 2020
- 4 min
Iran media, the "secret detention" and Levinson's death in Iran regime custody
Robert Levinson's family posted on social media that “We received received information from US officials that has led both them and us to...
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- Mar 24, 2020
- 4 min
#KhameneiVirus That’s the most popular hashtag trending on twitter among Farsi social media
By MECRA STAFF Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader recently refused the US offer to help Iran fight coronavirus. Nevertheless, due...
MECRA
- Mar 23, 2020
- 17 min
US-Iran and Iran-Israel tensions March 22 and beyond
Read our previous installment March 12-21, 2020 of the daily updates of US-Iran tensions at this link. March 22 A look at the satellite...
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- Mar 21, 2020
- 9 min
Coronavirus in the Middle East: Daily updates part IV: From March 21
Coronavirus threatens the Middle East
MECRA
- Mar 17, 2020
- 11 min
Who is Adnan Zarfi (Zurufi), the new Iraqi PM designate: Sources, background and current events
Compiled by Seth J. Frantzman Who is Adnan al-Zarfi (Zurufi عدنان الزرفي), the man tasked with forming yet another Iraqi government on...
MECRA
- Mar 13, 2020
- 1 min
Mapping the US retaliation for the Camp Taji attack March 11-13
March 11 7:35pm (Baghdad time): Rockets strike Camp Taji, Iraq. 8:26pm (Baghdad time) Iraqi security forces release images of the truck...
MECRA
- Mar 12, 2020
- 13 min
US-Iran and Iran-Israel tensions daily updates March 12 and beyond
Coronavirus threatens the Middle East
MECRA
- Mar 11, 2020
- 5 min
An attack on US-led Coalition at Camp Taji, March 11, 2020: Escalation and questions of deterrence
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A rocket attack on Camp Taji Iraq on march 11 has killed Americans and has led to tensions in Iraq. CENTCOM says...
MECRA
- Mar 11, 2020
- 12 min
From March 11 coronavirus updates Middle East
View the previous live updates of the Middle East Coronavirus Daily Update (MECDU): First installment: February 15-25 Second Installment:...
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- Mar 10, 2020
- 5 min
Shamkhani's Iraq visit: Shoring up Tehran's role
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Iran's Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani (علی شمخانی) made a high...
MECRA
- Mar 6, 2020
- 15 min
Coronavirus updates Middle East Feb 26 and after
This is part of a live-blog that The Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis began on February 20. See our FIRST LIVE BLOG and the...
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- Mar 6, 2020
- 16 min
US-Iran and Israel-Iran tensions timeline 2020 January to March
This timeline is the second part of a timeline that goes back to 2017, see the first part here. It seeks to include details about rising...
MECRA
- Mar 4, 2020
- 9 min
On the eve of another Prime Minister, Iraqis discuss their experience in protests
Interviews What follows are three interviews conducted in the streets of southern Iraq during the period leading up to the failure of...
MECRA
- Feb 28, 2020
- 5 min
How did Turkey, Russia and the Syrian regime get to the Feb. 27 crises in Idlib
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Turkey suffered unprecedented losses in Idlib on Thursday February 27, 2020 with dozens of soldiers killed and...
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- Feb 27, 2020
- 2 min
Iranian officials warned their country about the coronavirus, now they're also sick
Iranian officials warned their country about coronavirus, now they’re sick By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “After lying about the plane crash for...
MECRA
- Feb 25, 2020
- 6 min
Coronavirus Middle East LIVE-UPDATES Feb. 25
For the first installment the Middle East Coronavirus Daily Update (MECDU) of our daily updates on coronavirus in the Middle East see...
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- Feb 21, 2020
- 3 min
Who is Abu Fadak, Abdul-Aziz al-Muhammadawi, the man who will replace Muhandis?
On February 21 reports indicated that Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who was killed in a US airstrike on January 3, would finally be replaced in...
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