Boko Haram Unveils Video Tribute for Cameraman Slain by Nigerian Army

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Boko Haram has released a three-minute video obituary for media operative Abu Salim al-Barnawi. He was killed during a failed assault on a military base in Borno State. According to the joint task force in the northeast, troops killed scores of Boko Haram members in a fierce firefight in the Lake Chad Basin area. Al-Barnawi had formerly led raids into Cameroon before joining the group’s media wing. The clip shows him displaying communication equipment at various gatherings before his death. It highlights Boko Haram’s effort to record and publicize its activities.

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