Islamic State Spreading To Africa

Its main battlegrounds are far away and its true influence hard to judge, but
the Islamic State’s black banner is attracting the attention of jihadists in
Africa, particularly in Nigeria. One month after Baghdadi declared his
caliphate in Iraq and Syria in July, Shekau pledged his support.

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