THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 28 February 2023 Printable Version SYRIA 1. U.S. House of Representatives Votes 414 to 2 to Condemn Assad’s Diversion of UN Aid and Urge Enforcement of Caesar Act (ACLS). On Monday evening, the U.S. House of …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 27 February 2023 Printable Version EGYPT 1. Egyptian Foreign Minister Visits Syria and Turkey for the First Time in a Decade (Al Quds Al Arabi). Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will visit Syria and Turkey for …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 23 February 2023 Printable Version SYRIA 1. Details of Arrest Carried Out by U.S.-backed Forces in Southern Syria (Syrian Observer). Confidential sources have told Athr Press that a Free Syrian Army patrol raided the Rukban camp …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 22 February 2023 Printable Version SYRIA 1. Israel Targeted a Secret Meeting of the Revolutionary Guards in Damascus (Al Arabiya). An informed “government” source reported that the Israeli raids targeted a secret meeting that included technical …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 17 February 2023 Printable Version IRAN 1. China and Iran Call for Full Implementation of the JCPOA (Tehran Times). Raisi and Xi insisted that Washington’s unilateral pullout from the JCPOA is the root cause of the …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 16 February 2023 Printable Version SYRIA 1. Five More Civilians Executed by ISIS While Collecting Truffles in the Palmyra Desert (Al Araby Al Jadeed). The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that the bodies of five …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 15 February 2023 Printable Version TURKEY-SYRIA EARTHQUAKE 1. Assad Regime Lies About the Number of Victims in Regime Territory, While Syrian Organizations Document Death of 6,319 Syrians in All Areas (Syria TV). The Syrian Network for …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 10 February 2023 Printable Version NORTHWEST SYRIA: ACLS On-the-Ground Situation Report for February 9 (Mahmoud Bakour). As of 8 am Thursday, an Egyptian technical team had entered Northwest Syria to support civil defense rescue operations and …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 9 February 2023 Printable Version TURKIYE – SYRIA EARTHQUAKE 1. U.S. Carrier George H.W. Bush in Mediterranean to Assist Türkiye with Earthquake Response (Anadolu Agency). The US military transported two civilian urban search and rescue …
THE EARLY PHOENIX A first look at today’s most notable stories from the Middle East, selected by ACLS experts 3 February 2023 Printable Version LEBANON 1. Two Years After the Assassination of Lokman Slim, His Mother Says Sadness is Her Companion (Al Sharq Al Awsat). Lokman’s mother, Mrs. Salma Mershaq, refused to leave her home …
