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Boko Haram's alleged new leader has confirmed that its "impossible" commander, Abubakar Shekau, died in May while battling an outbreak, he said in a video. In the short video in Arabic, Boko Haram commander Bakura Modu, also known as Sahaba, urged his faction commander to remain loyal despite the loss of their historic commander. Shekau's death is seen as a major shift in Nigeria's conflict, although Daesh in the West African province (ISWAP) has recently emerged as the dominant force in the more than…

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival terrorist fighters, Daesh's branch in the West African province (ISWAP) terrorist group said in a statement released to the Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Sunday, two weeks after reports emerged he had dead. "Shekau preferred to be humiliated in the future rather than be humiliated on earth. He killed himself immediately by detonating an explosive substance," a Kanuri-speaking voice similar to ISWAP leader Abu Musab al-Barnawi said…