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We’re Not Starving, Insists Boko Haram Faction In Newly Released Video

April 04 2017

Nigeria

A Boko Haram faction hiding in Sambisa forest in Nigeria's northeast has released a video that insists its fighters are not dying of starvation, reports Reuters.

Boko Haram split onto two factions last year. One faction is led by Abubakr Shekau from Sambisa forest. The other is based in the Lake Chad region and commanded by Abu Musab al-Barnawi.

The Nigerian military last week said it had been "ransacking" territory it had taken back from Boko Haram in its search for...

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