Ibrahim al-Rubaish, Senior Cleric, October 2009

Date
Oct. 2009
Name of Author
Ibrahim al-Rubaish
Body

“If the Houthis were to win the war against the government, they would then have to deal with the Sunnis on numerous occasions that history will recall. We ask God to allow the defeat of the [Shi‘a] rejectionists by the army and vice versa so that the Sunnis prevail.”Alistair Harris, “Exploiting Grievances: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, May 2010, 7, http://carnegieendowment.org/files/exploiting_grievances.pdf.

Rhetoric Category

Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

View Archive