https://freerepublic.com/tag/iranswarningtoassad/ en-us Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:52:28 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3897012/posts In 2016, Adnan al-Afiyuni, left, led prayers as President Bashar al-Assad made a rare public appearance to celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday in Daraya outside Damascus [File: SANA] A prominent Syrian Muslim leader in charge of the Damascus region was killed on Thursday when a bomb planted in his car exploded outside the capital, state news agency SANA said. Adnan al-Afiyuni, the Sunni Muslim mufti for Damascus province, was considered to be close to President Bashar al-Assad who hails from the Alawite offshoot of Shia Islam. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) war monitor said the 66-year-old Muslim scholar... al jazeera https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3897012/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:52:28 GMT