It's truly pathetic to see how involved these clerics get when they want to incite their followers to kill others.
Shiite Cleric Issues Fatwa In Support Of Fighting In Syria War: Grand Ayatollah Kazim al-Haeri Supports Assad
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA 12/15/13 07:28 AM ET EST
BAGHDAD (AP) A leading Shiite Muslim cleric widely followed by Iraqi militants has issued the first public religious edict permitting Shiites to fight in Syria's civil war alongside President Bashar Assad's forces.
The fatwa by Iran-based Grand Ayatollah Kazim al-Haeri, one of the mentors of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, comes as thousands of Shiite fighters mostly from Iraq and Lebanon play a major role in the battles.
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Shiite Cleric Issues Fatwa In Support Of Fighting In Syria War: Grand Ayatollah Kazim al-Haeri Supports Assad
Shiite Cleric Issues Fatwa In Support Of Fighting In Syria War: Grand Ayatollah Kazim al-Haeri Supports Assad
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA 12/15/13 07:28 AM ET EST
BAGHDAD (AP) A leading Shiite Muslim cleric widely followed by Iraqi militants has issued the first public religious edict permitting Shiites to fight in Syria's civil war alongside President Bashar Assad's forces.
The fatwa by Iran-based Grand Ayatollah Kazim al-Haeri, one of the mentors of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, comes as thousands of Shiite fighters mostly from Iraq and Lebanon play a major role in the battles.
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Shiite Cleric Issues Fatwa In Support Of Fighting In Syria War: Grand Ayatollah Kazim al-Haeri Supports Assad