"... has rained violence and destruction on the Arab and Muslim world with a ferocity that has few parallels in the history of modern warfare." Few parallels i

"... has rained violence and destruction on the Arab and Muslim world with a ferocity that has few parallels in the history of modern warfare." Few parallels in the history of modern warfare? If we go by total body counts, civilian casualties, sheer cruelty ... I'm not sure this most recent episode would rank.