Voice of America: Leading Sunni Cleric Calls for Holy War in Syria

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Leading Sunni Cleric Calls for Holy War in Syria Jun 1st 2013, 23:23 A leading Sunni Muslim cleric has called on Sunnis from across the Middle East to go to Syria to fight against the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian Islamist based in Qatar, fanned sectarian flames in the region Saturday by telling his followers to support rebels trying to topple the Assad government. Al-Qaradawi, whose television broadcasts are seen by millions, denounced Mr. Assad's Alawite sect -- an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam -- and ...

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