A group of prominent Muslim clerics warned Jan. 14 they will call for jihad, or holy war, if the US sends troops to fight al-Qaeda in Yemen. The group of 15 clergymen includes the highly influential Sheik Abdul-Majid al-Zindani, who is deemed a spiritual mentor of Osama bin Laden by the US but who is courted by the Yemeni government for his important backing. "If any foreign country insists on aggression and the invasion of the country or interference, in a military or security way, Muslim sons are duty bound to carry out jihad and fight the aggressors," the clerics said in a statement.

"If any foreign country insists on aggression and the invasion of the country or interference, in a military or security way, Muslim sons are duty bound to carry out jihad and fight the aggressors," the statement read. (AP, Jan. 14)

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