Nigerian general says leader of Islamic State West Africa is dead


  • World
  • Friday, 15 Oct 2021

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's top general said on Thursday that Abu Musab al-Barnawi, leader of the insurgent group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), was dead.

ISWAP is an offshoot of the Boko Haram insurgent group that has been fighting against the Nigerian armed forces for 12 years. The two militant groups later turned on each other.

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