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, Saudi clerics are now openly calling for jihad in Syria and scorning those who wait for Western intervention. One prominent unsanctioned cleric, Aidh al-Qarni, openly calls for Assad's death. Other Sunni Gulf states, principally Qatar, may be contributing weapons. On Monday, Feb. 27, Qatari Prime Minist
penly calls for Assad's death. Other Sunni Gulf states, principally Qatar, may be contributing weapons. On Monday, Feb. 27, Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said, "We should do whatever necessary to help [the Syrian opposition], including giving them weapons to defend themselves." The positions of othe
e, Saudi clerics are now openly calling for jihad in Syria and scorning those who wait for Western intervention. One prominent unsanctioned cleric, Aidh al-Qarni, openly calls for Assad's death. Other Sunni Gulf states, principally Qatar, may be contributing weapons. On Monday, Feb. 27, Qatari Prime Ministe
openly calls for Assad's death. Other Sunni Gulf states, principally Qatar, may be contributing weapons. On Monday, Feb. 27, Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said "We should do whatever necessary to help [the Syrian opposition], including giving them weapons to defend themselves." The positions of other
ing them weapons to defend themselves." The intervention has the nature of a family and EFTA00711994 tribal issue that the prominent Saudi cleric Aidh al-Qarni has turned into a Sunni-Shia war by promoting Assad's death. The Saudis and their Qatar and United Arab Emirate allies have pledged $100 million to
gn Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said in February that arming the Syrian rebels was an "excellent idea." He was supported by Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, who said, "We should do whatever necessary to help [the Syrian opposition], including giving them weapons to defend themselves." The intervention
Entities connected to both Aidh al-Qarni and Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani

Somalia
LOCATIONthe Gaza Strip
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Lebanon
LOCATION
Saudi Arabia
LOCATIONthe Free Syrian Army
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Riyadh
LOCATION
Cairo
LOCATION
Terje Rod-Larsen
PERSON
Barack Obama
PERSON
United States
LOCATION
Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
Prince Saud al-Faisal
PERSON
Tehran
LOCATION
Ismail Haniyeh
PERSON
Bill Clinton
PERSON
South Asia
LOCATION
Cynthia Nixon
PERSON
Richard Nixon
PERSON
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
PERSON
Ahmadinejad
PERSON