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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/world/2016/11/23/isis-a-catastrophe-for-sunnis/
The Islamic State Has Been a Catastrophe for Sunnis
(Washington Post) Liz Sly - As the Islamic State is crushed, its fighters in retreat and the caliphate it sought to build in the image of a bygone glory crumbling, the biggest losers are the millions of ordinary Sunnis whose lives have been ravaged by their murderous rampage. The vast majority of the territory overrun by the Islamic State was historically populated by Sunni Arabs, adherents of the branch of Islam whose interests the militants profess to represent. Most Sunnis played no part in the militants' rise. All are paying a heavy price for the sake of those who did, accelerating a reversal in the fortunes of the majority sect of Islam that had ruled the region for most of the past 1,400 years. Sunnis comprise the vast majority of the 5 million refugees scattered around the region and in Europe.