CIA director warns against linking 'Islam' with IS, calls them 'psychopathic'

CIA Director John Brennan has warned against linking the words 'Islam' or 'Muslim' with the Islamic State (IS) group, calling them "psychopathic", as it would afford them the legitimacy they seek.

Brennan said while speaking at the Center for Foreign Relation, that it is not justified to the followers of religion when religious monikers are attached to them, the Express Tribune reported.

Even Obama has not identified the extremist organization with Islam and said that those who do are lying which has enabled the group to recruit more Muslims.

In order to curb IS' online activities through which they reach their global audience, the CIA director announced to set up "Directorate of Digital Innovation" to conduct cyber operations against IS.

Though it would take years to defeat IS which roughly has around 20,000 foreign fighters, it is also important to expose how murderous they are, said the director.