Actions of Islamic State embarrassing to Islam, says Susilo

SYDNEY: The president of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, Indonesia, called the actions of Islamic State militants “embarrassing” to the religion and urged Islamic leaders to unite in tackling extremism.

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said yesterday the scale of the slaughter wrought by the extremists in overrunning large swathes of Iraq and Syria and the level of violence being used was appalling.