AOW 2-26-15

Boko Haram + ISIS = Marrage from Hell., CNN News




The Boko Haram is a terrorist group in west Africa, and people who have been observing their recent actions say that they have seemed to eerily mimic ISIS. The way they have beheaded and stoned people, and made use of social media in much the same way as ISIS has, has began to spark worries that they may form an alliance.

"The latest sign that Boko Haram is wooing ISIS came on Sunday with a series of tweets released by jihadist site Afriqiyah Media, which declared its own allegiance to ISIS in December. One tweet quoted Boko Haram's own media arm as saying: "We give you glad tidings that the group's Shurah Council is at the stage of consulting and studying, and we will let you know soon the group's decision in respect to pledging allegiance to the Caliph of the Muslims Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, may Allah preserve him," according to a translation by SITE Intelligence."


This is of course very worrying, however it is somewhat questionable on the Haram's part due to smaller factions within the terror group. The way Boko Haram is imitating ISIS, to the high quality videos and pictures to even the similare camera angles these are taken at, to useing twitter. They have also been seen with the ISIS flag, which alone is quite worrying. Though a formal pledge of alliegence has yet to happen, it seems possible. However, ISIS has not seemed as solid on reciprocating, possibly because Boko Haram is so separated from its self and has small sections that may not all agree with an alliance.

This is a problem that needs to be watched, because with two terrorist groups forming together, things will get even worse than they already are. Also, with larger groups they may also be able to spread to other countries and start problems in farther places, which is why we need to keep up on this and be prepared.