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June 29, 2007
No. 2017

Kuwaiti Cleric Imprisoned for Inciting to Jihad Against U.S. Forces in Iraq

Kuwaiti cleric Jaber Al-Jalahma has been sentenced to 21 days in prison for inciting citizens to wage jihad against U.S. forces in Iraq. The Kuwaiti authorities have raised the level of alert at government institutions and oil facilities after an Islamist group called "the Guantanamo Returnees Association" threatened to target these facilities unless Al-Jalahma is released.

Source: Al-Siyassa, Kuwait, June 29, 2007; Al-Watan, Saudi Arabia, June 29, 2007

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