AhlulBayt News Agency

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27 May 2013

10:13:00 AM
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Egypt's Al-Azhar Sheikh Warns of Aliens' Plots to Weaken Iran, Syria

Sheikh of Egypt's Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyeb condemned the western states and their regional allies for sowing discord among the Shiite and Sunni Muslims, and said such attempts are aimed at undermining Iran and Syria.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) -  "Syria is being destroyed through the (foreign states') misuse of religious differences," Tayyeb said in an interview with Dubai TV channel on Monday.

"Today, Syria has turned into the scene of alien forces' misuse of the regional forces, and their goal, of course, is damaging and weakening Syria and Iran through these differences," he added.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs and terrorists against Syrian forces and civilians being reported across the country.

The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his ruling system. Media reports said that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups have received significantly more and better weapons, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The US daily, Washington Post, reported in May 2012 that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups battling Assad's government have received significantly more and better weapons, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.

The newspaper, quoting opposition activists and US and foreign officials, reported that Obama administration officials emphasized the administration has expanded contacts with opposition military forces to provide the Persian Gulf nations with assessments of rebel credibility and command-and-control infrastructure.

Opposition activists who several months ago said the rebels were running out of ammunition said last May that the flow of weapons - most bought on the black market in neighboring countries or from elements of the Syrian military in the past - has significantly increased after a decision by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Persian Gulf states to provide millions of dollars in funding each month.


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