May 18 2015
A West African Islamist militant group has publicly aligned itself with the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group in the Middle East, reports Bloomberg News, citing a Lebanese newspaper.
The Al-Mourabitoune group said its members will follow ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, according to Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar newspaper, which cited an audio recording from the militants.
The group – whose name is rendered with numerous differing spellings, including Al Murabitoon -- has made most...
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