Kuwaiti cleric Shafi Al-Ajmi condones violent religion extremism in Syria

He explained that if Kuwait might have in appearance taken the lead when it comes to the promotion of Salafism, he insisted all Gulf countries had a common vision and agreement on the matter.

Al Ajmi emphasized that Daesh - The name “Daesh” is an acronym for “Dulat al-Islam fi al-Iraq wal-Sham” – “the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria”. It is a Sunni Salafi organization affiliated with Al Qaeda – was actually introduced in Iraq back in 2007. 

The organization was first founded in Iraq in 2004, with the name “The Islamic State in Iraq”, with the goal of establishing an Islamic state in every area that was liberated by the al-Qaeda organization, meaning that they will assume sovereignty and take political and diplomatic control, after the jihadist organization of Al Qaeda has finished liberating the territory from who they labelled the enemies of Islam. 

A promoter of violence and sectarian hatred, Al Ajmi is a well know figure of the Salafi movement. He has on many occasions called for the death of all Shias in the Middle East. 

Elaborating on his plans for Syria, Al Ajmi noted his organization wants to topple Syrian President Bashar Al Assad as only he opposed their plan in the region. He added that no country in the Middle East or the Gulf will be safe from the Salafis and their affiliates as they intend to gain power at all four corners of the Islamic world.