Hadeel Oueis
Hadeel Oueis is a writer and journalist focusing on the Middle East for the Washington Institute and is a research fellow at the Philos Project.
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Laith al-Balous: Damascus’s Man in Suweida
Executive Summary Damascus has sought to promote Sheikh Laith al-Balous as a counterweight to Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, whose leadership of Suweida’s Druze calls for autonomy and eventual independence from the
The ‘Amshat’ and ‘Hamzat’: Turkey’s Militias Still Active in Syria
Executive Summary: The Sultan Suleiman Shah Division ("Amshat") and Hamza Division ("Hamzat") have resisted integration into Syria’s new military hierarchy post-Assad, maintaining direct financial and logistical ties to Turkey. The