Saudi Clerics Call for Jihad Against Russia in Syria
By Kurt Nimmo on October 7, 2015
A number of prominent clerics in Saudi Arabia have called for Sunni Muslims and Arabs to “give all moral, material, political and military” support to the Islamic State in Syria.
Al Arabiya, the Dubai-based Saudi television news channel, reports the fatwa was not supported by the Saudi government, which has officially denounced ISIS.
Despite the Saudi government’s denial of support for the Islamic State, there is widespread support for the terror group in the Gulf and wealthy Saudis are responsible for funding ISIS along with Jabhat al-Nusra and other jihadist organizations.
“The holy warriors of Syria are defending the whole Islamic nation. Trust them and support them … because if they are defeated, God forbid, it will be the turn of one Sunni country after another,” the fatwa declares.
“The Western-Russian coalition with the Safavids (Iran) and the Nusairis (Alawites) are making a real war against the Sunni people and their countries,” the statement continues.
The Wahhabi clerics characterized Russia’s defense of the al-Assad government in Syria and its airstrikes on jihadi groups in the country as an Orthodox Christian crusade.
They also attacked the West for denying the jihadists anti-aircraft weapons, according to Reuters.
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