Islamic State said it accepted the Nigerian Islamist group, Boko Haram's pledge of allegiance, and announced an expansion of its territory.
In an audio message released on Thursday, an IS spokesperson said that the pledge had allowed the Islamic State's 'caliphate' to be established in West Africa.
“We announce to you to the good news of the expansion of the caliphate to west Africa because the caliph... has accepted the allegiance of our brothers of the Sunni group for preaching and the jihad," the spokesperson, Mohammed al-Adnani was quoted as saying, urging Muslims to join Boko Haram.
The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, last week announced the group's pledge of allegiance via an audio recording.
“We announce our allegiance to the caliph of the Muslims, Ibrahim ibn Awad ibn Ibrahim al-Husseini al-Qurashi [ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]".
In an audio message released on Thursday, an IS spokesperson said that the pledge had allowed the Islamic State's 'caliphate' to be established in West Africa.
“We announce to you to the good news of the expansion of the caliphate to west Africa because the caliph... has accepted the allegiance of our brothers of the Sunni group for preaching and the jihad," the spokesperson, Mohammed al-Adnani was quoted as saying, urging Muslims to join Boko Haram.
The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, last week announced the group's pledge of allegiance via an audio recording.
“We announce our allegiance to the caliph of the Muslims, Ibrahim ibn Awad ibn Ibrahim al-Husseini al-Qurashi [ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]".