Syrian “Godfather of Oil” for the Regime Killed in Drone Strike

A Syrian businessman widely known in the region as the “godfather of oil” for the regime of Bashir al-Assad was reportedly killed in an Israeli attack near the border with Lebanon, Kurdish media reported late on Monday, citing a human rights group.  According to reports from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), Baraa al-Qaterji, a Syrian businessman and politician said to be close to Assad and sanctioned by Washington, was killed when an Israeli drone hit the car he was traveling in. The alleged Israeli airstrike…