The Islamic State has named a new leader for Boko Haram. His name is Abu Musab al-Barnawi, who was once appointed as the spokesman for the insurgent group, replacing Abubakar Shekau.
According to BBC, Al-Barnawi is featured in the latest issue of an ISIS magazine. The magazine makes no reference to Shekau. Shekau was last seen in a Boko Haram propaganda video in March 2015, one of many footages released in his years of leading a brutal campaign against the Nigerian state.
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