An alleged US drone strike killed former ISIS commander Subhi Ibrahim Muslih and two of his guards in Serekaniye (Ras al-Ain) on Monday, said Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) official Farhad Shami. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) war monitor reported that the strike’s target was a member of …

The Saudi government responded by describing Saad al-Jabri as “a discredited former government official with a long history of fabricating.” A former senior Saudi intelligence official has accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of once bragging that he could have the late King Abdullah killed to pave the way for …

The Iranian government is concerned for the Shiite Muslim and Persian-speaking communities in Afghanistan under the Taliban. Iran will host Afghanistan’s neighbors for a conference on Wednesday. The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan will attend the meeting in the capital Tehran. China’s foreign minister will attend virtually. …