Tunisias senior cleric, Othman Battikh, has described calls for jihad against the government in Syria a huge mistake that is not permitted under Islam.
The Mufti of Tunisia said during a press conference on Friday that a Muslim mustnt fight a Muslim under any pretext.
Battikh stressed that those who went to fight in Syria under the banner of Jihad were fooled and have been brainwashed.
His remarks came at a time many of Tunisian youths are being recruited by terrorist networks to go to Syria and fight against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
The Tunisian cleric also said he considered what has become known as "sex jihad" a form of prostitution and adultery.
He said 16 Tunisian girls have been so far deceived and sent to Syria to take part in the so-called sex or marriage jihad, adding this is a moral depravity.
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