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IS "Accepts Pledge of Allegiance From Boko Haram"
Islamic State (IS) has accepted a pledge of allegiance from West Africa's Boko Haram group, according to its spokesman.
In an audio recording released by the group's media arm 'Al-Furqan' today, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani said the pledge of allegiance meant that the caliphate has now spread to West Africa.
The recording was released a few days after an audio recording from Boko Haram leader Abubakar Sheka wsa posted online on Saturday in which he pledged allegiance to IS.
Boko Haram followed the lead of IS last August in declaring an Islamic caliphate in north-east Nigeria that grew to cover an area the size of Belgium.
The Islamic State has declared a caliphate in vast swaths of territory that it controls in Iraq and Syria.
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