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2019-12-04 Africa Subsaharan
Boko Haram split in 2016, the larger portion formed Islamic State West Africa Province under Barnawi
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We’ve been accustomed to spelling the second gentleman’s name as Abubakar Shekau. The article below from 8/8/2018 describes the two factions as follows:
A faction loyal to Abubakar Shekau is notorious for indiscriminate killings of civilians while the Abu Mus'ab al-Barnawi faction -- which is affiliated to the so-called Islamic State -- largely focuses on attacking the military.
Posted by Fred 2019-12-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ]  Top
 File under: Boko Haram (ISIS) 

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