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 [2] in Yemen [3]. The group of 15 clergymen includes the highly influential Sheik Abdul-Majid al-Zindani, who is deemed a spiritual mentor of Osama bin Laden [4] 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 [5], Jan. 14)
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