There are strong indications that Boko Haram has forged a strong operational alliance with ISIS as they have released a joint video for the first time.
Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram has released a terrifying new video of a beheading since it pledged allegiance to ISIS. The video adopts many of the same style-points as the hundreds of barbaric videos released by ISIS over the last one year.
The 10 minute-long propaganda video begins with what appears to be an intense firefight against Nigerian soldiers as they launch heavy mortar grenades on their locations. It also shows them standing proudly next to the corpses of scorched Nigerian troops and showing off their security badges to the camera.
The gruesome video ends with the senseless murder of a captured African Union soldier. With a look of true horror on his face, the man kneels in front of three masked Boko Haram fanatics - two of whom point AK47s at his head. The video then cuts to reveal his decapitated body lying motionless on the floor.
The audio message entitled 'kill and be killed' was released through the militants vast social media channels and was read by an ISIS spokesperson who also threatened further violence against the Christian and Jewish communities.