WASHINGTON (Web Desk) -Ihe Islamic State or Daesh has killed far more Muslims than Christians, Westerners, or minorities during its existence.
A year ago, a report released by the United Nations carefully documented known instances of Islamic State barbarity against Muslims, noting in the first eight months of 2014 Isis was the “primary actor” responsible for the deaths of 9,347 civilians in Iraq.
Most recently, just days before the Paris atrocities, the group launched a co-ordinated suicide attack in Beirut, killing 43 people – the majority of who were Sunni Muslims.
In September, the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ISCR) released a report based on the testimonies of 58 defectors from the group.
Among the study’s findings was a consistent narrative that Isis was primarily concerned with “sectarian” issues: “one of the most persistent criticisms was the extent to which the group is fighting against other Sunni rebels.”
“Brutality didn’t seem to be a universal concern,” of the defectors, the report noted.
“It was seen through a sectarian lens, and caused outrage mostly when its victims were other Sunnis.”
