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Many Muslim leaders have denounced the Islamic State

By David Freddoso
Published August 14, 2014 1:04pm ET
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Many Muslim leaders have denounced the Islamic State
The Islamic State group fighters already caused the expulsion of Iraq's Christians, Shiite Muslims and adherents of the tiny Shabak faith. The hardliners see other religious groups as heretics who may be killed or forced to submit to their rule. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed) | Khalid Mohammed

On Sunday, Pope Francis expressed “dismay and disbelief” over the Islamic State militia’s atrocities and genocide in Syria and Iraq.

“All this gravely offends God and humanity,” Francis said. “Hatred is not to be carried in the name of God. War is not to be waged in the name of God.”

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