Breitbart.com reports: “A report from France’s domestic intelligence agency has identified Christians as the ‘prime target’ for radical Islamists, who are actively trying to stoke anti-Christian sentiment in the West with ‘anti-crusader’ propaganda.

The General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) has found that ‘anti-crusader’ rhetoric has been at the forefront of jihadist rhetoric and attacks over the past thirty years.

The report from the French intel service, seen by Le Figaro, said that Islamist propaganda frequently attempts to portray Islam as a victim of the West by presenting an amalgam of historical events such as the Crusades and colonialism to recent military interventions in countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Mali, and Syria.

Such messaging is specifically targeted at ethnic minority populations within the West to stoke division, the DGSI said, pointing to al Qaeda tied terrorist Abu Musab al-Suri, who is said to have advocated for intentionally provoking backlash against Islam to incentivise Muslims in Europe to join the jihadist cause…”