Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri The Coordinator 2015 Part 4-1-Yemen-13

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Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri The Coordinator 2015 Part 4-1-Yemen-13Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is the early winner in Yemen. -- Bruce Riedel

Previous: Mr Houthi accused the Saudis of "malice and arrogance towards the Yemeni people". He warned that the bombing campaign aimed to strengthen al-Qaeda in Yemen. In a press briefing, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter was asked whether the air campaign might be helping al-Qaida gain ground. He conceded that the group has taken advantage of the “opportunity in the environment created by the turmoil in Yemen.”

Supporters of the Islamic State say they’ve declared a caliphate in the deserts of Yemen, where government forces are battling Shiite Houthi rebels, and Al Qaeda fighters are gaining ground amid the chaos.

“We have come to Yemen, with men hungry for your blood to avenge the Sunnis and take back the land they have occupied," an ISIL commander said in a propaganda video released on Friday. The Islamic State has declared its official presence in war-torn Yemen as the jihadists posted a video online, threating to “cut the throats” of Shiite Houthi rebels.

“soldiers of the Caliphate" have arrived in Yemen to “cut the throats” of the Houthis. "We have come to Yemen, with men hungry for your blood to avenge the Sunnis and

take back the land they have occupied," the IS commander said in a video, the International Business Times reported.

He then addressed all able-bodied Sunni men in Yemen to join him the battle against the Houthis.

"Saudi Arabia has sent about 5,000 terrorists to Yemen and deployed them in the Death Triangle covering an area between Aden, Sana'a and Hadramawt provinces," Abdel Monem told FNA on Saturday.

Analysis: With a small, weak and inexperienced army waging its first war in history, Saudi Arabia is fighting to prevent a jihadi takeover of Yemen in a conflict that will sooner or later spill into kingdom.

Saudi media says military goals have been achieved and operation "Restoration of Hope" to protect civilians has begun.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A member of Yemen’s Supreme Revolutionary Council stressed that the decision of the Saudi-led coalition to stop bombing Yemen means "the failure of unleashed aggression". Ansarullah Revolutionaries have not yet taken any commitments to cease fire in the country, the member said on Tuesday. Senior Saudi officials said they would stop their attacks, stating that they have obtained their goals, including elimination of threats through a destruction of Yemen's ballistic missiles, a claim already rejected by senior Ansarullah leader Habib Zuhair al-Muslim. In his interview with FNA earlier Tuesday, Muslim denied the claims made by Ahmed al-Assiri, the spokesman of Saudi-led coalition's 'Decisive Storm' military operation,

about the destruction of 80% of the arms and ammunition of the Ansarullah movement in the Saudi-led airstrikes. Muslim told FNA that Ansarullah revolutionaries' arms, armored vehicles and rockets are stored in secret and safe depots, and Saudi Arabia may not find their whereabouts.

‘We’ve arrived’: ISIS wing in Yemen releases first video, threatens Houthis

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Published time: April 25, 2015 15:58 Screenshot from youtube video by VocativThe Islamic State has declared its official presence in war-torn Yemen as the jihadists posted a video online, threating to “cut the throats” of Shiite Houthi rebels.Like most Islamic State (IS, former ISIS/ISIL) videos, the 9-minute-long clip was professionally shot and edited - with CGs and catchy background music. It showed around two dozen IS fighters in full military gear training in the desert area, which is claimed to be located near the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. The jihadist carried AK-47s, heavy machine guns and RPGs and then fired from some of their weapons. After that, the apparent commander of the group stuck the black IS flag into the sand and pronounced that the “soldiers of the Caliphate" have arrived in Yemen to “cut the throats” of the Houthis. "We have come to Yemen, with men hungry for your blood to avenge the Sunnis and take back the land they have occupied," the IS commander said in a video, the International Business Times reported. He then addressed all able-bodied Sunni men in Yemen to join him the battle against the Houthis.

Screenshot from youtube video by VocativThe video was posted online on Friday, a day after a newly-announced division of the IS, the Green Brigade, claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on the Shiite rebels. On Wednesday, five Houthi militia members were killed in the car bombing in Ibb province in central Yemen. It became the

second attack claimed by the IS in the country after 142 people were killed and another 350 injured in a series of suicide bombings at Shia mosques in Sanaa on March 20. The Sunni IS and Al-Qaeda, which has traditionally been the dominant jihadist group in Yemen, view the Shiite Houthis as heretics. The Houthi rebels took control of Sanaa in September 2014, forcing Sunni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to flee to Saudi Arabia and are now fighting for the strategic port city of Aden. Saudi Arabia and its Sunni Arab allies have been bombing the Shiite rebels since March 25, with over 550 civilians having been killed since the start of the airstrikes, according to UN estimations.

27 April, SANAA: A coalition of Arab states vowed to coordinate political and military efforts to restore order in Yemen as Saudi-led warplanes Monday launched new air strikes on Shiite Huthi rebels. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan, the Abu Dhabi crown prince and armed forces chief of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said the coalition is now working on military and political fronts to reestablish the legitimate authority in Sanaa. The campaign's new phase is based on a "multilayered strategy, including military, as well as politics and development, to reestablish the legitimacy," he said on a visit to his troops in Saudi Arabia taking part in the coalition. "We have no other choice but to succeed in the test of Yemen," Sheikh Mohammed said, quoted in UAE daily Al-Ittihad, ahead of another UN Security Council meeting Monday on efforts to halt the conflict. He stressed the UAE's determination to act alongside other Arab countries to confront "regional agendas that reflect greed", an apparent reference to Gulf neighbour Iran which supports the rebels but denies having armed them.On the other side of the Gulf, Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief said Monday that Saudi Arabia was verging on collapse as Tehran's position strengthened, comparing Riyadh to Israel because of its intervention in Yemen. The remarks by General Mohammad Ali Jafari were a further sign of deteriorating relations between Tehran and Riyadh, after recent heavy criticism by Iran's supreme leader and other top officials. "Today, treacherous Saudi Arabia is stepping

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in the footsteps of Israel and the Zionists," the official IRNA news agency quoted Jafari as saying. "Today the Saudi dynasty is on the verge of decline and fall," he said, asserting that Iran was in the ascendancy

Apr 25, 2015 Saudi Arabia Sending Thousands of Terrorists to Yemen to Help Pro-Hadi Forces

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Ansarullah leader disclosed that Saudi Arabia has sent thousands of terrorists to Yemen through its spy agency to help the forces loyal to fugitive Yemeni president Mansour Hadi against the government and popular forces."Saudi Arabia has sent about 5,000 terrorists to Yemen and deployed them in the Death Triangle covering an area between Aden, Sana'a and Hadramawt provinces," Abdel Monem told FNA on Saturday.He noted that the Ansarullah fighters have killed tens of forces loyal to Mansour Hadi, including two senior commanders of Saudi Arabia's army. Abdel Monem underlined that many Saudi officers are participating in the battles underway in the coastal areas of Aden, and said, "The Saudi officers are there for coordination between terrorists and pro-Hadi forces."Meantime, Mohammad Sari al-Karim, a Yemeni journalist, underlined that Saudi Arabia coordinates the terrorist activities in Yemen, and said, "The presence of Saudi officers in Yemen takes place for Al Saud's control over the terrorist operations in the Arab country."Sari al-Karim pointed to Saudi Arabia's role in making Yemen insecure, and said, "The recent explosions in Yemen were orchestrated by Saudi officers …" The clashes between the Ansarullah fighters and the Saudi-backed al-Qaeda terrorists as well as the pro-Hadi militias continue in the Southern parts of the country as Saudi Arabia has been striking Yemen for 31 days now to restore power to fugitive president Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh. The Saudi-led aggression has so far killed at least 2,915 Yemenis, including hundreds of women and children. On Tuesday the monarchy declared end to Yemen airstrikes after four weeks of bombings, but airstrikes still continue.

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Saudi-led coalition begins new phase in Yemen campaign . Saudi media says military goals have been achieved and operation "Restoration of Hope" to protect civilians has begun. 21 Apr 2015 18:25 GMT The Saudi-led coalition bombing Yemen says operation "Decisive Storm" is over and they will start a new operation called "Restoration of Hope" in the fight against Houthi fighters that have seized large swathes of territory. Saudi media said on Tuesday that the coalition had achieved its military goals and a new operation aimed at protecting civilians and fighting 'terrorism' was under way.The Saudi Ministry of Defence had earlier said that all heavy weapons and ballistic missiles belonging to the Houthis had been destroyed, that they had imposed restrictions over Yemen’s airspace, and that they had removed any possible threats on the kingdom and neighboring countries. The announcement came hours after Riyadh said it was preparing to send its elite National Guard to reinforce its border with Yemen. The National Guard is regarded as the country's best equipped military force, and until now has not been involved in the campaign. Led by Miteb, the son of the late King Abdullah, the unit is recruited from tribes that have traditionally backed the Saud royal family.

Death toll Earlier on Monday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the death toll from the violence was nearing 1,000 and the country risked an imminent collapse in its healthcare system if fighting continued. The UN health agency said on Tuesday that 944 people had been killed and another 3,487 listed as injured between March 19 and April 17, before suggesting the numbers were probably much higher with many people unable to make it to hospitals for treatment.

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On April 10, the WHO put the death toll at 767 and 2,906 injured in the latest round of fighting that began on March 19.

The WHO death toll does not distinguish between civilians and fighters.The organisation also warned that the impoverished nation's health services were on the brink of collapse with life-saving medicines and key medical supplies running out. "Major hospitals will soon be completely unable to provide humanitarian and emergency services or to perform operations and provide intensive care to needy patients," the WHO said in a statement. "Power cuts and fuel shortages also threaten to disrupt the vaccine cold chain, leaving millions of children below the age of five unvaccinated,""This increases the risk of communicable diseases such as measles, which is prevalent in Yemen, as well as polio, which has been eliminated but is now at risk of reappearing," it added. The WHO said the number of patients able to access health facilities had plummeted since the escalation of hostilities, with a 40 percent drop in the number of daily consultations. Prices of essential medicines have increased by more than 300 percent, and the shortage of water has increased the risk of diarrhoea and other diseases and is affecting basic hygiene in hospitals and clinics. The coalition of Sunni-ruled Gulf powers led by Saudi Arabia launched air strikes against the Houthi fighters last month, vowing to restore the authority of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who fled to Riyadh as they advanced on his southern refuge of Aden.

In another development, the US defence department told Al Jazeera it was sending vessels to the region to conduct maritime security operations due to the instability in Yemen. The Pentagon said it was sending the USS Theodore Roosevelt and Normandy to ensure vital shipping lanes in the region remain open and safe. The narrow Bab el-Mandeb strait is a strategic passage separating the Arabian Peninsula from East Africa and a key trade and oil route linking Europe to the east.Meanwhile, fierce fighting was reported in the central city of Taiz on Tuesday, which is in lockdown with pitched street battles between Popular committees and Houthi fighters.Popular committees operate across much of Yemen, and are made up of local residents often working alongside the military in defending state buildings from attack and manning checkpoints. Clashes also raged in the coastal city of Aden with mortar shells, fired by Houthi fighters, falling on two mosques in the Al-Mimdarah neighbourhood.

26 April, Iran's navy chief said on Sunday that it would keep warships in the Gulf of Aden for at least several months, a stance that could harden U.S. concerns about Tehran trying to supply advanced weapons to the Houthis. Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, quoted by the state news agency IRNA, said the ships had deployed to protect shipping routes against piracy. The Islamic Republic denies giving military support to the Houthis. The United States sent an aircraft carrier and a missile cruiser to support seven U.S. warships already near the Gulf of Aden this week, and warned Iran not to send weapons to Yemen that could be used to threaten shipping traffic. The Gulf of Aden and the Bab el-Mandeb strait form one of the world's busiest oil and shipping choke points. Sayyari said the 34th Fleet remained close to the Bab al-Mandeb, contradicting an account from U.S. officials on Friday that Iranian warships were heading eastwards away from Yemen.

"Renewal of Hope". Analysis: Yemen's crisis - the beginning of the end? The Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen have not radically changed the political reality on the ground. Gamal Gasim | 22 Apr 2015.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has officially announced the end of its "Decisive Storm" operation in Yemen and the beginning of a new operation, given the optimistic name

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"Renewal of Hope". The decision comes after weeks of air strikes targeting key military bases, military supply capabilities, and communications facilities of Yemen's Houthi rebels. Although the Saudi-led military operation has so far been successful in preventing the fall of Aden, Mareb, and Taiz into the hands of the Houthis, who are allied with former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Decisive Storm operation has not radically changed the political reality on the ground. Saleh and top Houthi leaders remain in Yemen, continuing to control Sanaa and several other key cities and towns. President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and his vice president remain in Saudi Arabia, addressing the Yemeni public from the Yemeni embassy in Riyadh. Furthermore, the Saudi announcement made it clear that this is not a total ceasefire, as the kingdom expressed a clear intention to intervene at any time to prevent military escalation on the part of the Houthi-Saleh alliance. The decision likely resulted from effective backdoor diplomacy with Saleh and the Houthis, seeking to find a political solution to end their control of Yemeni cities. A political solution may also include a process of political reconciliation, offering Saleh and his family a safe route out of Yemen. And any future political agreement will likely ensure the return of the Hadi government to Sanaa and the beginning of a long process of reconstructing Yemen's failed infrastructure.

The humanitarian situation in Yemen appears to have also played a role in the kingdom's decision. The suffering of the Yemeni people has increased dramatically, with Yemen poised for a massive humanitarian disaster, including chronic shortages of basic food items and oil, as well as days-long power outages affecting Yemen's major cities. Significant humanitarian relief would be difficult to deliver during heavy military air strikes. Over the past few weeks, Saudi Arabia has rejected repeated calls from Iran and other actors for a total ceasefire to allow delivery of humanitarian assistance to the war-torn country. By declaring the end of its Decisive Storm operation, the kingdom is opening the door to humanitarian assistance - Saudi has pledged more than $270m to this end - but still reserving the option of additional coalition military intervention. Most importantly, the decision to end military operations followed the successful elimination of the grave threat resulting from Houthi control of the Yemeni air force and ballistic missile capabilities. The kingdom has also disrupted any possible military support of the Houthis from Iran through tight control of Yemeni air and sea space.

Iran has been embarrassed politically by its inability to offer military support to the Houthis, their key ally in Yemen. Consequently, a political solution seems to be the only possible solution for the survival of their Yemeni allies, which means giving diplomacy a chance and bowing to Saudi political winds for the time being. After all, Iran and the Houthis were never prepared for the air strikes, which were supported internationally. Although the United States closed its Yemeni embassy and transferred all military personnel out of the country, US warships have been repositioned near Yemeni coastlines in support of the Saudi-led coalition, sending a strong message that the US is serious about backing its Arab allies in the region - despite its huge interest in reaching an agreement with Iran about its nuclear programme. There is no guarantee that the Houthis and Saleh will honour any future political agreements, based on their history of broken political promises and commitments during the crisis that has gripped Yemen since 2011. Accordingly, it is possible that despite the initiation of political negotiations between all Yemeni political actors, the coming weeks could bring intense ground battles between the Saleh-Houthi alliance and Hadi's supporters, making Saudi support for the Hadi government critical at this juncture. It is unclear whether a quick political solution and an end to hostilities would result in a new political initiative to bring Yemen closer to its Arab neighbours and lay the groundwork for its integration into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Potential accession to the GCC could be strategically useful to

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motivate significant institutional reforms in Yemen, to encourage the southerners to continue their political union with the north, and most importantly to limit Iranian influence in Yemen. Source: Al Jazeera

Apr 24, 2015 3:3 Saudi Warplanes Supplying Terrorists with Weapons, Munitions in YemenTEHRAN (FNA)- Informed sources in the region disclosed that the Saudi warplanes are supplying the terrorist groups with weapons and ammunitions in various provinces of Yemen.The sources said that the terrorist groups, who have been faced with the massive offensives of the revolutionary forces and the country's army, are supplied with huge amounts of Saudi-dispatched weapons and ammunitions.Meantime, the local sources announced fresh rounds of airstrikes have hit the town of Zobiedeh, in Hadida, West of Yemen, killing and wounding several civilians. On Tuesday, Riyadh declared that it stopped bombing Yemen, adding that the Saudi-led coalition operations are now entering a political phase, but the latest reports from different Yemeni cities said that the airstrikes are still underway.Saudi Arabia has been striking Yemen for the last 30 days in a move to restore power to fugitive President Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh. The Saudi-led aggression has claimed the lives of around 2,900 Yemenis, including hundreds of women and children. The attacks have also left thousands of people injured. Hadi stepped down in January and refused to reconsider the decision despite calls by Ansarullah revolutionaries of the Houthi movement. Despite Riyadh's claims that it is bombing the positions of the Ansarullah fighters, Saudi warplanes are flattening residential areas and civilian infrastructures.

Apr 22, 2015 Ansarullah: Halt of Saudi Aggression Done at US Order

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior member of Yemen's popular Ansarullah movement blasted Saudi Arabia for its month-long airstrikes on his country, and said that the Al Saud dynasty stopped its aggression at the US order."This action has been taken at the US order and Ansarullah has

not signed any agreement with the aggressors (in this regard)," Ahmad Hamed said on Wednesday. He also explained that the US wanted the Saudi-led aggression on Yemen to come to a halt because the war could not materialize their political objectives. Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted fresh air strikes on the Yemeni city of Taiz on Wednesday, despite a last night declaration that the coalition would end its "Decisive Strom" military operation.

On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia declared that it would stop bombing Yemen's cities on Tuesday night after 27 days of airstrikes on Yemeni cities that have resulted in the death of around 2,900 people, mostly women and children. The senior Saudi officials said they would stop their attacks, stating that they have obtained their goals, including elimination of threats through a destruction of Yemen's ballistic missiles, a claim already rejected by senior Ansarullah leader Habib Zuhair al-Muslim.

In his interview with FNA earlier Tuesday, Muslim denied the claims made by Ahmed al-Assiri, the spokesman of Saudi-led coalition's 'Decisive Storm' military operation, about

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the destruction of 80% of the arms and ammunition of the Ansarullah movement in the Saudi-led airstrikes. Muslim told FNA that Ansarullah revolutionaries' arms, armored vehicles and rockets are stored in secret and safe depots, and Saudi Arabia may not find their whereabouts.Saudi Arabia launched its airstrikes on March 26 and kept them in place for 27 days in a move to restore power to fugitive president Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh. The Saudi-led aggression claimed the lives of around 2,900 Yemenis, including hundreds of women and children. The attacks have also left thousands of people injured. Hadi stepped down in January and refused to reconsider the decision despite calls by Ansarullah revolutionaries of the Houthi movement.

Despite Riyadh's claims that it was bombing the positions of the Ansarullah fighters, Saudi warplanes were flattening residential areas and civilian infrastructures. Five Persian Gulf States -- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait -- and Egypt that are also assisted by Israel and backed by the US declared war on Yemen in a joint statement issued on March 26. Riyadh officials said the Saudi-led coalition operations in Yemen are now entering a political phase, but the latest reports from different Yemeni cities say that the Saudi airstrikes are still underway. The Saudi warplanes hit the central prison in Taiz city on Wednesday, while reports from Sana'a and Saada report heavying bombings by the Saudi-led coalition.

Yemen crisis: A war for the survival of the Saudi monarchy

26 April, Analysis: With a small, weak and inexperienced army waging its first war in history, Saudi Arabia is fighting to prevent a jihadi takeover of Yemen in a conflict that will sooner or later spill into kingdom. The civil war in Yemen between the Shiite Houthis and the pro-transitional government of Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi left Saudi Arabia with no choice but to intervene in Yemen. The new Saudi King, Salman, fears that a prolonged war south of the kingdom will lead to the Syrianization of Yemen, where amid the political vacuum, transnational Jihadist allied with either al-Qaeda or the Islamic State will enter Yemen to fight against the “infidel” Shiites. Saudi estimates that a protracted war will sooner or later spill over into the Kingdom. Hence, this war is not a competition over hegemony in the Arab Peninsula between Saudi Arabia and Iran, but a war over the survival of the Saudi monarchy. The problem of the Saudi Kingdom is that for many years it focused on fighting against domestic rivals of the dynasty and left its external security in the hands of the US. The regime has depoliticized society, refrained from levying taxes as it followed the slogan of “no taxation and no representation” and refused to impose universal conscription on Saudi males. In other words, citizens have no reason to demand accountability from the regime as long as they don’t pay taxes, while the royal family has extrapolated that a strong national army would constitute a major menace to its stability. The Saudi regime treated society as a body that has physical needs but one that does not think. However President Obama's neo-isolationist doctrine of attempting to resolve international conflicts through international organizations, mediation and diplomacy, has exposed the vulnerability of the Kingdom’s external security. The Saudi monarchy is currently concerned that diplomacy operates too slowly and will be ineffective in containing the Yemeni war, as it was demonstrated in the case of Syria. Now, the Kingdom feels abandoned by the US despite repeated declaration by Obama of US commitment to its security. In the meantime, the pro-Saudi Sunni regimes of Pakistan and Egypt are not in a rush to dispatch ground troops to Yemen fearing that their army will be mired in an unpopular war in a remote state. Saudi Arabia is one of the most important states in the world. It is the largest world oil supplier—providing the global market with ten million barrels of oil daily.

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Through this supply the Saudi regime can set the price of oil and affect growth or recession in the world's economies. Toppling the Saudi regime was always the main goal of transnational Jihadists. Doing so would give the Jihadists access to the lucrative source of Saudi oil income and the legitimacy of protecting the holy sites of Islam in the Hejaz region. The Obama administration cannot allow the war in Yemen to undermine stability within Saudi Arabia but so far the US has not done much militarily, fearing that military intervention will strain US-Iran relations at this sensitive point of time of attempting to finalize a deal on Iran’s nuclear program. The US has in the meantime restricted its support of the Saudis in this war to intelligence and logistical support. As for Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom is waging the first war in its history. Yet with its small, weak and inexperienced army, it cannot commit ground troops to fight both the Shiite Houthis or the Sunni Jihadists, and is relying mainly on its air power that has, thus far, caused the death of many innocent civilians. The US may even think that the Saudis overestimate the repercussions of the Yemeni conflict on their security, relying on the fact that Yemen is an underdeveloped, failed state. However strategically Yemen is a very important state. If diplomacy fails in bringing the conflict to an end, the Obama administration may find itself reluctantly embroiled in the process of re-stabilizing Yemen because the Saudi regime is indispensable for the US and losing it is out of question. Yakub Halabi is an Arab-citizen of Israel, assistant professor of international relations and fellow at the Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies, Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.Regards Cees; April 26, LAHORE: Imam-e-Kaaba Shaikh Khalid al-Ghamidi on Sunday urged the people of Saudi Arabia and Iran to unite over the Holy Quran and Sunnah. Speaking exclusively to Geo News in an interview on the program 'Jirga', the Imam urged Saudi Arabia and Iran to shun their differences. The Imam said that enemies want to hurt Muslims by creating divisions within their ranks, and that the unity of the Muslim Ummah is the need of the hour.

"As the Imam of Haram Sharif, I call upon all Muslims, whether it is our Saudi or Iranian brothers, to unite over the Holy Quran and Sunnah. Today, our enemy does not want to see us united. They want to see us divided like this," he said in the exclusive interview with Saleem Safi. "A Muslim is the flag-bearer of Quran and Sunnah. It is critical that we unite while shunning sectarian differences," he said. Speaking about Taliban and the Islamic State or Daesh militant groups, the Imam said that those who misinterpret the Quran and apply Quranic verses about infidels on other Muslims are “Khwarij”. ["the Seceders" or "the Rebels"]

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