Al Qaeda committed truly shocking human rights abuses including crucifixions and the beheading of an accused sorcerer during its 16 months in control of a southern region of Yemen, a report by Amnesty International shows

The London-based charity has also released a video which shows a suspected thief having his hand amputated by the Ansar al-Sharia militia, which seized power of the Abyan governorate in February 2011.