MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : Weapons storage in Iraq could be as dangerous as Beirut blast’ and other new articles

27 August 2020 – MEC – The Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis presents a new interview from Iraq looking at how weapons stored by militias could be a threat similar to the explosion that rocked Beirut earlier this month. We also have articles looking at tribal tensions in Syria, the role of Iranian-dissident militant group PJAK, Israel-UAE relations, Hezbollah’s role in Lebanon and Turkey and other exclusive content:

MECRA this month produced several unique perspectives on Iraq.

An interview with Zaylan Vajin of the Iranian Kurdish group PJAK. He discusses recent incidents with Iran and Turkey and tensions in northern Iraq. Read the interview here.

A former member of Ktaib Hezbollah in Iraq warns that weapons storage by groups linked to Iran could cause an explosion worse than the Beirut blast earlier this month. Read the report here.

Tensions in the Middle Euphrates River Valley have led to protests by tribes against the Syrian Democratic Forces and US efforts to reduce tensions. There are concerns of ISIS cells and involvement of Iran or the Syrian regime and Russia. Read the report here.

Our digest of daily US-Iran tensions and also Israel-Iran tensions is UPDATED with new details throughout August 2020. This includes rocket and IED attacks on the US in Iraq and also Hezbollah-Israel tensions. Read it here.

The Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis

https://www.mideastcenter.org/