Boko Haram pledges allegiance to ISIS

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Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS), according to an audio statement released on the group’s Twitter account. Though the sect hailed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of IS in one of its previous videos, this is the first time that it would be identifying with the group, which has large parts of Syria and Iraq under its control. In recent times, the similarities between both groups are becoming too glaring. Unlike the past, Boko Haram’s videos are now coming with professionally-designed graphics and subtitles in French and Hausa.

On Monday, Boko Haram released a video that was posted on Twitter by SITE intelligence group, which also posts videos on behalf of IS. However, in Saturday’s audio, Abubakar Shekau, leader of the sect said his group will obey IS “in times of difficulties and prosperity”. “As to what follows, from your brother in Allah, Abu Mohammed Abu Bakr bin Mohammed Shekau, the Imam of Jama’tu Ahlus Sunnah Lidda Awati Wal Jihad to the caliph of Muslims Abu Bakr Ibrahim bin Awad bin Ibrahim al-Husseini al-Qurashi,” he said. “We are sending you this message, following what Allah said in his Quran: And hold fast, all together, to the rope of Allah and not be divided among ourselves. “And what the prophet said; whoever died and had not Imam, died by ignorance.

In submission to the order of Allah ‘Azza wa jal’, and submission to order of the prophet peace be upon him, we announce our allegiance to the caliphate of the Muslims Ibrahim ibn Awad ibn Ibrahim al-Husseini al-Qurashi and will hear and obey in times of difficulty and prosperity, in hardship and ease, and to endure being discriminated against and not to dispute about the rule with those in power except in the case of infidelity.” Shekau called on Muslims across the world to equally support for ISIS, saying the new alliance with the group would help to fight enemies of the religion. “We call on Muslims everywhere to pledge allegiance to the caliphate and support him, as obedience to Allah and as their application of the absent duty era,” he said. “We pledge allegiance to the caliphate because of the interest of the Ummah in their religion and in their Dunya to have an Imam that looks after them according to Allah’s rule and fight the enemy of Islam and those who fights the rule of Allah and this is the completeness of the religion with the book that guides and the sword that favour seven the religion and the world for Muslims will never be complete without it; interest of sons of Adam won’t be successful without them being united under one Jamaa’ah after their gathering together; they must have a head, and it’s not a problem even if less of the groups who oppose the others unite for this cause. “We pledge allegiance because there is no cure of the dissimilarity that Ummah have except the caliphate.

We also call on all the Muslims to join us in this goodness, because it would enrage the enemy of Allah. By Allah, our gathering under one banner, under one Imam is heavier to the enemy’s morality than for them to attain victory on the battle field.”


Source: TheCable

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