London: A letter found at slain al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan warned of the rise of a new Islamic extremist group capable of extreme brutality that could damage al Qaeda's reputation, media reported on Monday.
The 21-page letter, written by one of Bin Laden's senior officials in 2011, claimed the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has complete disregard for civilian life, the Daily Mail reported.
According to the letter, the ISIS' barbaric acts include the use of chlorine gas as chemical weapon, bombing mosques, crucifixions and beheadings.
The letter said that the new group was simply too extreme even for al Qaeda that killed thousands in the 9/11 attacks.
Today, the ISIS has become a powerful force that has control of areas in Iraq and Syria larger than Great Britain.
Its trademark black jihadi flag has fluttered in the background of ‘promotional' videos of executions, including crucifixions and beheadings. The ‘caliphate' the Islamic state has claimed to have established, represents the biggest shift in the political geography of the West Asia since the borders of modern Iraq and Syria were drawn under the Sykes-Picot agreement between Britain and France in 1916.
The ISIS was founded by 43-year-old Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, a cleric held prisoner for four years by American troops in Iraq.
