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Yemeni Cleric Warns of Foreign Occupation

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I can predict Yemen will be the new capital of terrorism and terrorist strikes will probably escalate.
(SAN'A, Yemen) — Yemen's most influential Islamic cleric, considered an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist by the United States, warned Monday that the U.S.-backed fight against the terror group could lead to "foreign occupation" of the country.

Sheik Abdul-Majid al-Zindani's comments illustrate the pressure Yemen's government is under to limit the U.S. role here even as Washington ramps up counterterrorism aid and training to help combat al-Qaeda's offshoot in the country.



Read more: Yemeni Cleric Warns of Foreign Occupation - TIME
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