Boko Haram voices support for Islamic State's Baghdadi, Al-Qaeda

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Abubakar Shekau:Boko Haram leader

Boko Haram leader: Abubakar Shekau
Boko Haram leader: Abubakar Shekau

The head of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists, Abubakar Shekau, has voiced support for the extremist Sunni Islamic State (IS) militant group, which has taken over large swathes of Iraq and Syria, in a new video seen Sunday.

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“My brethren… may Allah protect you,” Shekau said in the video given to AFP, listing IS chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Al-Qaeda head Ayman al-Zawahiri and Taliban leader Mullah Omar.

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