Somalia's Islamic State affiliate vows support for group's new leader

CAIRO, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Somalia's Islamic State affiliate, one of the most important outposts of the militant group, swore allegiance in a statement on Sunday to the new leader named by the organization following the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

By Reuters

4 Nov

A fisherman carrying fish walk past buildings destroyed during the war near a port in Mogadishu

Somalia's Province posted pictures on Telegram of around a dozen fighters standing among trees, with a caption saying they were pledging allegiance to Quraishi.

Quraishi was named as the organization's leader on Thursday in an audio message that also confirmed Baghdadi's death and vowed revenge against the United States. U.S. special forces killed Baghdadi in a raid in northwest Syria. (Reporting by Hesham Abdul Khalek; Editing by Will Dunham)

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