FDD Morning Brief | feat. Ahmad Sharawi (Aug. 13)

IS SYRIA'S NEW STRONGMAN UP TO THE TASK?

HEADLINE 1: Iran reported a new statistic about last month’s 12-day war. Between June 13 and 24: Iranian police arrested 21,000 people.

HEADLINE 2: The evidence against Hamas’s claim of starvation in Gaza is mounting, even as the accusations against Israel continue to fly.

HEADLINE 3: The IDF eliminated five armed terrorists masquerading as World Central Kitchen workers.

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FDD Executive Director Jonathan Schanzer provides timely updates and in-depth analysis of the latest Middle East headlines, followed by a conversation with FDD Research Analyst Ahmad Sharawi, who specializes in the Levant.

Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

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