Christian Post reports that terror group ISIS, which is active in Iraq and Syria, is reportedly strengthening its ties with Boko Haram in Nigeria, offering the militants advice on how to build an African caliphate.
“Unless swift action is taken, Nigeria could be facing a rapid takeover of a large area of its territory reminiscent of ISIS’s lightning advances in Iraq,” The Nigeria Security Network warned.
The Independent noted that intelligence agencies have been raising concern that what initially looked like symbolic links between ISIS and Boko Haram have now developed “into a practical relationship” with the former offering advice on strategy and tactics.
The U.S. and most western powers have focused their attention on ISIS, launching air strikes and supplying the Iraqi and Kurdish regional governments with arms, but some organizations have warned that Boko Haram is fast establishing a reign of terror that more than equals the Islamic State.
“As the US President Barack Obama is articulating a strategy to degrade and destroy ISIS, we urge him not to forget Boko Haram as well. Every moment we leave Boko Haram alone empowers the terrorists to become even more devious and devilish,” Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans Executive Director Pastor Laolu Akande said in a statement on Tuesday.
Christian leaders have said that tens of thousands of Christians and Muslims are fleeing the northern parts of Nigeria where Boko Haram have captured several towns, including Michika earlier this week.
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