SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency)
Daesh is a monster that has been created to spill the blood of Muslims using the Muslim’s cloak. In the name of Islam it has defamed the peaceful religion. It has killed countless Muslims in Iraq and Yemen. In its latest barbaric act, it killed more than 150 Houthi Shiite Muslims in Sana. While Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has a strong presence in Yemen, this is possibly the first time the so-called caliphate has claimed an attack in the country. The bombings are significant for two reasons: firstly, they threaten to plunge Yemen into a communal quagmire. The Houthis are Zaidi Shias, and the online statement claiming the attacks was full of virulently sectarian invective. ISIS is trying to create Sunni-Shiite rift across the world and it has been hell bent to create serious divide between both the sects, while it is clear that ISIS has even not spared Sunni Muslims in Iraq and some parts of Yemen. It seems that ISIS was launched for this specific purpose to further divide Muslim Ummah. Yemen’s internal situation is precarious: the Houthis swept into Sana’a in September and in January forced the president to flee after surrounding the presidential palace. The Houthi-government stand-off may well be giving AQAP and IS the space to expand. It is time for Houthis to work with the elected Government and also it is time for other factions of Muslim community in Yemen to stand united against this monster that is trying to create rift between both the sects. By standing united ISIS can be defeated.
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