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Khaled Yacoub Oweis

Khaled Yacoub Oweis

Jordan Correspondent
Jordan
Khaled has been a journalist for 25 years, mostly with Reuters in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and London. He covered the outbreak of Arab uprisings in Yemen and Syria, Hafez Al Assad's rule, Iraq under Saddam Hussein and was war correspondent in Baghdad during the 2003 US invasion. He joined The National as Chief Foreign Writer in 2019 before moving to Amman. He was a Visiting Fellow for more than three years at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin.
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The aftermath of deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces in Sweida, Syria. Reuters
ExclusiveSweida operation: How a lightning offensive became a war

Sources told The National that officials underestimated the consequences, paving the way for Israeli intervention and mass killings

MENAAugust 06, 2025
Syrian Democratic Forces and government troops clash in Manbij, north-east Syria. AFP
Clashes erupt after talks between Damascus and Syrian Kurds fail

Fighting breaks out near Euphrates after failed US-brokered meeting in Damascus

MENAAugust 03, 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani hold a joint press conference after their meeting in Moscow. AFP
Syria's Al Shibani seeks closer Russian ties in landmark visit

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani met Russia's Sergey Lavrov in landmark visit to Moscow

MENAJuly 31, 2025
Large crowds of people from Sweida gathered in front of a gas station to obtain their allocations of diesel and gasoline, especially after the siege imposed on it by the Damascus government following the recent events between the Druze factions and the Bedouin tribes. Swedaa July 24,2025
Residents of Sweida say their city is running out of supplies

Authorities accuse 'separatists' of exploiting the situation in the mostly Druze area

MENAJuly 28, 2025
Syrian security troops remain in the Sweida area after days of fighting. Ahmad Fallaha for The National
Sweida stand-off eases as Syria set for talks with Israel

Sources in Jordan say hundreds of pro-government fighters pull back from front line

MENAJuly 24, 2025
Bedouin fighters raise their weapons in the town of Busra Al Harir, next to Sweida governorate. Ahmad Fallaha for The National
Israelis and Syrians to meet in bid to curb violence in Sweida

US and Turkish officials will also be present, sources tell The National

MENAJuly 23, 2025
Israeli soldiers on patrol near the occupied Golan Heights in Syria. EPA
Israeli army resumes strikes on southern Syria

Pro-government troops came under Israeli drone attack amid advance towards Shahba

MENAJuly 22, 2025
An elderly Druze man on the ceasefire line in a village in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. EPA
Tension high as Sweida residents count cost of deadly violence

Fragile truce still holding in Druze heartland of southern Syria

MENAJuly 21, 2025
Syrian Bedouin families ride in the back of lorries carrying their belongings, in a convoy led by Red Crescent vehicles. AP
Syrian authorities evacuate Bedouin civilians from Sweida as fragile truce holds

Not enough aid supplies have entered the city

MENAJuly 21, 2025
Bedouin fighters gather as Syrian government security troops block them from entering Sweida province, in Busra Al Harir village, southern Syria. AP
ExplainerClashes in Syria's Druze heartland: who are the combatants?

A pro-government offensive stopped after American warnings

MENAJuly 20, 2025
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Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida under US and Israeli pressure

'Mission to pursue lawless groups has been completed,' authorities say, but resistance was fierce

MENAJuly 17, 2025
A picture shows a view of the damage following Israeli strikes on the Syrian army and defence ministry headquarters in Damascus on July 16, 2025. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
Syria announces 'halt' to Sweida offensive after Israel bombs Damascus

Powerful Israeli strikes hit Syrian presidential palace and damaged defence ministry

MENAJuly 16, 2025
A picture shows a view of the damage following Israeli strikes on the Syrian army and defence ministry headquarters in Damascus on July 16, 2025. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
Israel strikes Damascus as Syria widens attack on Sweida

Intervention after Syrian troops sent to overcome resistance by Druze community following clashes

NewsJuly 16, 2025
Israel has renewed air strikes on Syria after deadly clashes between Druze groups and pro-government forces. AP; FP; Getty Images
Israeli minister calls for 'elimination' of Al Shara amid Syria violence

Thousands have fled to border areas near Jordan after three days of deadly violence in Sweida

MENAJuly 15, 2025
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Syrian government says 18 troops killed responding to violence in Sweida

Fears of escalation as militias fight Druze in southern heartland

MENAJuly 14, 2025
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