Breaking News: Boko Haram Joins ISIS

Nigerian militant group Boko Haram
has pledged allegiance to Islamic
State (IS), according to an audio
statement.
The message, which could not
immediately be verified, was posted
on Boko Haram’s Twitter account
and appeared to be by the group’s
leader.
Boko Haram began a military
campaign to impose Islamic rule in
northern Nigeria in 2009. The
conflict has since spread to
neighbouring states.
It would be the latest in a series of
groups to swear allegiance to IS.