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This screen grab image taken on February 18, 2015 from a video made available by terror group Boko Haram shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau making a statement at an undisclosed location, Reuters

Nigeria: Boko Haram Leader Rejects Air Strike Injury Claims

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 5, 2017 | World

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has rejected claims he had been wounded in an airstrike in remote northeast Nigeria. In a 14-minute video, the shadowy Boko Haram chief insisted he was not injured and that none of his key lieutenants was harmed either....

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Soldiers from Niger hold up a Boko Haram flag seized
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ISIS’ Defeats in Iraq Pave Road for Split among Its Members in Africa

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Oct 18, 2016 | Features

Cairo- The Nigerian presidency has announced the release of 21 girls who were kidnapped by extremists of Boko Haram since 2014 in Chibok. This extremist group has pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in March 2014 and has called its members as “ISIS wing in...

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This screen grab image taken on February 18, 2015 from a video made available by terror group Boko Haram shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau making a statement at an undisclosed location, Reuters

Alleged Boko Haram Leader Taunts Nigerian Military in Video

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 25, 2016 | World

The purport leader of Nigerian extremist militant group Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau appeared in a video posted on social media on Sunday in which he rejected statements by the country’s military that he had been seriously wounded. The Nigerian military has said...

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ISIS fighters parade on military vehicles along the streets of northern Raqqa province in Syria on June 30, 2014. (Reuters)

Opinion: No Room for Shades of Grey

by Amir Taheri | Aug 29, 2014 | Opinion

Like most events in history, the current crisis in Iraq has had several unintended consequences which are likely to impact regional politics for some time to come. On the ideological front, the emergence of the so-called Islamic State and its “caliphate” has...