RNA – In his interview with al-Arabiya News, Shaykh Abdul-Latif al-Hamim, the head of the Sunni Endowment of referred to the destruction of Sunni mosques in Iraq, saying that more than 40 Sunni mosques have been destroyed in Diyala province by Takfiri terrorist groups and added that rebuilding all of these mosques will take a long time.
The Iraqi Sunni cleric stated that ISIL seeks to destroy historical mosques and whenever an incident occurs in an area shared by Sunni and Shi’ites, these terrorists resort to the destruction, burning and destruction of their mosques in revenge.
The Iraqi Sunni cleric stressed that since they first appeared in Iraq, ISIL has killed more than 800 Sunni Friday prayers’ leaders because they spoke out about ISIL’s crimes. In addition to Friday prayers’ leaders, they have also targeted a number of university professors.
Shaykh al-Hamim said fixing the security solution alone is not enough to drive ISIL out of Iraq and said only through military action, Iraq can be cleansed of the Takfiri filth. He added that the main confrontation with ISIL will be through Islamic intellectual and political means. He added that the Sunni Endowment of Iraq has approved a major plan to fight against extremism and violence.
The head of the Sunni Endowment of Iraq has rejected media claims that some Sunni scholars have allied with or support ISIL, calling them “false” and adding: “More than 97% of the people of predominantly Sunni cities, such as Ramadi, abandoned their homes when ISIL conquered the city. This proves that the people reject ISIL’s authority and domination of ISIL in their lands.”
Referring to solutions to combat Takfiri terrorism, Shaykh al-Hamim said the fight against terrorism requires three plans: reviewing extremism in radical literature, advice and national reconciliation among the various Iraqi groups.
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