The
leader of the Islamic State militant group that controls parts of Syria
and Iraq has accepted a pledge of allegiance from the Boko Haram sect.
The
spokesman to the Islamic State leader, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani,
purportedly said this in an audio message transmitted on Thursday.
This
comes six days after the leader of the Boko Haram sect pledged formal
allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS) in an audio recording released on
Twitter.
Boko Haram is not the first extremist group to pledge
allegiance to the self-proclaimed caliphate in Iraq and Syria. Others in
Afghanistan and Pakistan have already done so.
Boko Haram began a campaign to impose Islamic rule in northern Nigeria in 2009.
The
insurgents have been responsible for several bombings, mass
kidnappings, attacks on churches and mosques and attacks on villages
leading to several deaths of civilians and soldiers of the Nigerian
Army.
Credit: Channels
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