claim: the islamic state, or isis, was "cast off by al-qaida because" it was "considered too extreme."
author: david gregory
evidence_1: the diverse origins of al qaeda and the islamic state. al qaeda emerged out of  the anti-soviet jihad in ... islamic state of iraq and syria (isis or isil) to reflect  their new, ... al qaeda considers shi'a muslims to be apostates but ... to be too  extreme, a waste of resources, and detrimental to ...
evidence_2: sep 2, 2014 ... islamic state was too extreme for al-qaida ... a caliphate, cast off by al-qaida  because this group is considered too extreme," gregory said aug. ... when top  leaders at al-qaida disowned isis in february 2014, their reasons ...
evidence_3: jun 13, 2014 ... al-qaida said in february that it has no links with the islamic state of ... is  considered so extreme that even al-qaida leaders want nothing to do ...
evidence_4: it is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is ... in  the past year, president obama has referred to the islamic state, variously, as “ not islamic” and as al-qaeda's ... the islamic state, also known as the islamic  state of iraq and al-sham (isis), ... bin laden corporatized terror and franchised  it out.
evidence_5: jun 11, 2014 ... the islamic state in iraq and the levant has a reputation for being even more ...  isis turned to out to be too extreme and brutal not just for jabhat ...