️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  (CNN) In an audio message purportedly from an ISIS spokesman, the group announced that a pledge of allegiance from Nigerian-based Boko Haram has been accepted by ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. (CNN) In an audio message purportedly from an ISIS spokesman, the group announced that a pledge of allegiance from Nigerian-based Boko Haram has been accepted by ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, announced in an audio message last week that the Islamist terror group was going to ally with ISIS.<unk> Leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, announced in an audio message last week that the Islamist terror group was going to ally with ISIS.<unk> Leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, announced in an audio message last week that the Islamist terror group was going to ally with ISIS. Jacob Zenn, a terror expert who lives in Nigeria, told CNN on Saturday the alliance would make sense for both groups.<unk> Jacob Zenn, a terror expert who lives in Nigeria, told CNN on Saturday the alliance would make sense for both groups.<unk> Jacob Zenn, a terror expert who lives in Nigeria, told CNN on Saturday the alliance would make sense for both groups. "Boko Haram will get legitimacy, which will help its recruiting, funding and logistics as it expands", Zenn said. "Boko Haram will get legitimacy, which will help its recruiting, funding and logistics as it expands", Zenn said. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Previously Boko Haram was a sort of outcast in the global Jihadi community.<unk> Previously Boko Haram was a sort of outcast in the global Jihadi community. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą "ISIS obtains more international legitimacy as a global caliphate". (ISIS obtains more international legitimacy as a global caliphate) Boko Haram, whose name translates as "Western education is sin", has been waging a years-long campaign of terror aimed at instituting its extreme version of Sharia law.<unk>Boko Haram, whose name translates as "Western education is sin", has been waging a years-long campaign of terror aimed at instituting its extreme version of Sharia law. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Most of this violence has taken place in Nigeria.<unk> Most of this violence has taken place in Nigeria. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ CNN's Paul Cruickshank contributed to this report.
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's spokesman congratulated "our jihadi brothers" in western Africa. <unk> Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's spokesman congratulated "our jihadi brothers" in western Africa. Leader of Boko Haram had extended his pledge to be an ally in an audio message last week.<unk> Leader of Boko Haram had extended his pledge to be an ally in an audio message last week.<unk> Leader of Boko Haram had extended his pledge to be an ally in an audio message last week.<unk> Leader of Boko Haram had extended his pledge to be an ally in an audio message last week.