Sunday, June 22, 2014

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Warns Of A Wider Muslim Civil War


Iran Supreme Leader's Twitter Account Warns Of 'War In Muslim World' -- Business Insider/Reuters

DUBAI (Reuters) - A Twitter account Iran experts believe is run by the office of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in comments apparently inspired by Iraq's turmoil, accused Sunni militants on Thursday of wanting to bring about a war in the Muslim world.

Shi'ite Iran has been alarmed by rapid territorial gains made in Iraq by the militants of the 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL), which seeks a caliphate ruled on medieval Sunni Muslim precepts in Iraq and Syria.

ISIL's advances pose a threat to the survival of Shi'ite-majority Iraq as a united country.

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Update: Khamenei’s tweet warns of ‘war in Muslim world’ -- Arab News

My Comment: He is only noticing this now?!?!?! Muslims have been at war with each other since the founding of Islam.

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