'Assad's Grand Mufti' spotted in Aleppo amid calls for arrest

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'Assad's Grand Mufti' spotted in Aleppo amid calls for arrest

Syria's former grand mufti, not seen since the fall of the regime, has been spotted in Aleppo province, with calls for the cleric to be detained due to his links to Bashar Al-Assad. Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun was Syria's grand mufti from 2005 until the position was abolished in 2021, forcing the Sunni religious figure into retirement. Hassoun was a highly controversial figure in Syria due to statements about the Syrian revolution and justifications…

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Dozens of Syrians gathered to demand the execution of the former Grand Mufti of Syria, Ahmed Hassoun, after he appeared in the city of Aleppo...