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Members of Shi’ite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq, who support Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, carry the coffins of fighters from their group during a funeral in Najaf on December 13, 2013. (REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani)
by Nazeer Rida | Dec 16, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Kazem Al-Haeri has issued the first public fatwa sanctioning fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s forces. Haeri, who is based in the Shi’ite holy city of Qom, Iran’s religious capital, has...
