Saudi Arabia has confirmed that it participated in the US-led campaign and that the son of kingdom’s crown prince was one of the pilots.

“An official source revealed that Saudi air forces took part in military operations in Syria against the Islamic State group and to support the moderate Syrian opposition, within an international coalition, to combat terrorism…, and to support the fraternal Syrian people in returning security, unity and development to this devastated country,” the Saudi Press Agency said.

Separately it released pictures of the son of the Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud returning to base.

The Guardian.