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ber of the Syrian opposition, Riyadh currently sends weapons on an ad hoc basis to the Syrian opposition by way of Sunni tribal allies in Iraq and Lebanon. But in light of recent developments, more weapons are almost certainly on their way. After his delegation withdrew in frustration from last week'
, 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
mber of the Syrian opposition, Riyadh currently sends weapons on an ad hoc basis to the Syrian opposition by way of Sunni tribal allies in Iraq and Lebanon. But in light of recent developments, more weapons are almost certainly on their way. After his delegation withdrew in frustration from last week's
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
s Shia. He takes seriously the warning by King Abdullah of Jordan back in 2004 of the danger of a Shia Crescent that would extend from the coast of Lebanon to Afghanistan. Hezbollah in Lebanon, Assad in Syria, and the Shia- controlled government of Iraq form the links in the chain. When the Arab Spring
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
Entities connected to both Lebanon and Aidh al-Qarni

Barack Obama
PERSON
United States
LOCATION
Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
Bill Clinton
PERSON
Tehran
LOCATION
Damascus
LOCATION
Terje Rod-Larsen
PERSON
Cairo
LOCATION
Tunisia
LOCATION
Hillary Clinton
PERSON
Fatah
ORGANIZATION
Mahmoud Abbas
PERSON
Ehud Barak
PERSON
Morocco
LOCATIONKremlin
ORGANIZATIONMediterranean
LOCATION
Sudan
LOCATIONthe Gaza Strip
LOCATION
Riyadh
LOCATION
Muslim Brotherhood
ORGANIZATION