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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Monday called for a battle against Wahhabism, the political and religious ideology embraced by the Saudi government.

Al-Assad confirmed that the extremist and Wahhabi thought distort the real Islam, which is tolerant.

In parallel, he called for confronting the alien ideology through exposing the plots of the people backing it and promoting Islam in its correct form.

He further underlined the role of men of religion in fighting against Wahhabi thought, which is foreign to our societies.

Al-Assad further noted that the phenomenon is distorting the real nature of Islam.
He called for confronting the alien ideology through exposing the plots of the people backing it and promoting Islam in its correct form.

Al-Assad's remarks during a meeting with religious clerics from the Muslim Scholars in Lebanon.

For their part, members of the delegation also expressed support for the Middle Eastern country in its fight against terrorism and extremism.

Source: News agencies, Edited by website team