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Internal DGSI Note Says Jihadists Prioritize Attacks on Christians in France

The assessment attributes recent attacks plus disrupted plots against churches to a decades‑long anti‑'crusader' doctrine.

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La police est présente devant Notre-Dame de l’Assomption à Nice, suite à un attentat au couteau par un terroriste islamiste ayant fait trois victimes, le 29 octobre 2020.
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Overview

  • French outlets Le Figaro, Europe 1 and Le Journal du Dimanche reported details from a confidential DGSI synthesis on threats to the Christian community.
  • The note states that ISIS and al‑Qaida label Christians as deviants, idolaters, unbelievers and “crusaders,” positioning them as preferred targets.
  • It highlights explicit calls urging followers to strike churches, priests, worshippers and broader symbols of Christianity.
  • Cited incidents include Father Hamel’s 2016 killing in Saint‑Étienne‑du‑Rouvray, the 2018 Strasbourg Christmas market attack, the 2020 Nice basilica murders and a September 2025 killing in Lyon.
  • The DGSI assesses that such targeting seeks to inflame social divisions, while security services continue to foil plans against places of worship, including a plot in Béziers in 2021.