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Report: Ex-Intelligence Official Forming the ’ISIL’ of Bahrain

Report: Ex-Intelligence Official Forming the ’ISIL’ of Bahrain
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A former Bahraini intelligence official is reportedly conducting activities to set up a Bahraini branch for the so-called "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" [ISIL] to act against the pro-democracy opposition in Bahrain, Al-Alam published on Thursday.

Report: Ex-Intelligence Official Forming the ’ISIL’ of Bahrain

According to a report by the Manama Post, a former colonel in the State Security and Intelligence Service of Bahrain, Colonel Adel Jassim Flaifel, is forming the branch with participation of extremist figures.

The report said American intelligence services have already reported of the underway activities for formation of the group by Flaifel.

It also added that the Bahraini regime of Al-Khalifa has been warned by US authorities over consequences of its brutal crackdown of the pro-democracy movement, that could get worse by formation of extremist groups in the country.

Flaifel is accused of committing acts of physical and psychological torture against Bahraini citizens from 1980s.

He has also been reportedly involved in acts of violence against pro-democracy activists in the country.

In December, Flaifel tweeted death threats against three activists involved in the 2011-2012 Bahraini uprising.

Since mid-February 2011, thousands of protesters have held numerous demonstrations in the streets of Bahrain, calling on the Al-Khalifa royal family to relinquish power.

Foreign forces from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were immediately called in at the beginning of the protests to help Manama quash the anti-regime protests.

Scores of Bahrainis have been killed and hundreds of others injured and arrested in the ongoing crackdown on peaceful demonstrations.

The "ISIL" is a former affiliate of the al-Qaeda terrorist group, which has been one of the main forces in the Syrian conflict aimed at overthrowing the government and has recently started an extremist-marked assault in north of Iraq.

Sources: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

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