Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Al al-Sheikh (R) embraces Saudi Prince Khaled Al Faisal, Emir of Mecca, at Namira Mosque on the plains of Arafat, outside Mecca, December 7, 2008. REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency/Handout
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's grand mufti, the highest religious authority in the birthplace of Islam, has urged young Saudis to refrain from fighting in Syria.
The kingdom has backed the rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad, publicly calling on the world powers to "enable" Syrians to protect themselves, but is wary that fighters could return home ready to wage war on their own dynastic rulers.
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