IS militants behead 11
Christians in Nigeria on Christmas Day
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| Somr Boko Haram militants in Nigeria fight under the IS flag (AFP) |
Jihadists of the so-called Islamic State release a video
purportedly showing the murder of 11 Christians in Nigeria’s Borno State on
Christmas Day.
By Nathan Morley
In the gruesome video, the so-called Islamic State said the
murders were part of its recently declared campaign to avenge the deaths of its
leader and spokesman in Syria.
The short video was released on December 26th,
and timed to coincide with Christmas celebrations. It was filmed in an
unidentified location.
Terror campaign
No details are yet known about the victims, who were all
male, but IS say they were captured over recent weeks in Nigeria’s northeastern
Borno State.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the late leader of the so-called
Islamic State, was killed in Syria in late October.
Nearly 2 months later, on December 22nd, IS
declared a new militant campaign to avenge his death, and has since claimed a
flurry of attacks in various countries.
Boko Haram
One faction of Nigeria’s Islamist Boko Haram terrorist
organization now fights under the banner of the Islamic State of West Africa
province, or ISWAP.
Last year, ISWAP killed two midwives it had previously taken
hostage.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio
Guterres, has expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims.
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