IS Names New Leader of Boko Haram

The Islamic State militant group says its West African affiliate, Nigeria-based Boko Haram, has a new leader. In its weekly magazine Naba, IS published an interview with a man identified as Abu Musab al-Barnawi, whom the group called its “governor” for West Africa. Boko Haram pledged allegiance to Islamic State last year. The intelligence firm SITE, which monitors the online activities of terrorist groups, says the magazine gave no information on the status of Boko Haram’s previous...

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