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Saudi-Iran rivalry over Yemen deepens Mideast sectarianism

Thursday, April 16, 2015 by Unknown

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 8, 2015 file photo, smoke billows from a Saudi-led airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen. Saudi Arabia’s government insists it is not at war with Iran despite its three-week air campaign against Tehran-backed rebels in Yemen, but the kingdom’s powerful clerics, and its regional rival’s theocratic government, are increasingly presenting the conflict as part of a region-wide battle for the soul of Islam. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's government insists it is not at war with Iran despite its three-week air campaign against Tehran-backed rebels in Yemen, but the kingdom's powerful clerics, and its regional rival's theocratic government, are increasingly presenting the conflict as part of a region-wide battle for the soul of Islam.








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