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ISIS announces new Boko Haram leader

LAGOS, Nigeria - ISIS's newspaper identifies a new leader of the group's West Africa Province, popularly known as Nigeria's Boko Haram extremists, who promises not to attack mosques or markets used by Muslims.

 

The Arabic-language newspaper al-Nabaa on Wednesday identified Abu Musab al-Barnawi as the new "Wali," a title previously used to describe long-time leader Abubakar Shekau.

 

The report does not say what Shekau's current status is.

 


פרסום ראשון: 08.03.16, 17:32