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| Islamic State in Nigeria 'beheads Christian hostages' | Islamic State in Nigeria 'beheads Christian hostages' |
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| The Islamic State group has released a video claiming to show the killing of 11 Christians in Nigeria. | The Islamic State group has released a video claiming to show the killing of 11 Christians in Nigeria. |
| IS said it was part of its recently declared campaign to "avenge" the October deaths of its leader and spokesman in Syria. | IS said it was part of its recently declared campaign to "avenge" the October deaths of its leader and spokesman in Syria. |
| No details were given about the victims, who were all male, but IS says they were "captured in the past weeks" in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno State. | No details were given about the victims, who were all male, but IS says they were "captured in the past weeks" in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno State. |
| The 56-second video was produced by IS's "news agency" Amaq. | The 56-second video was produced by IS's "news agency" Amaq. |
| It was released on 26 December and analysts say it was clearly timed to coincide with Christmas celebrations. | It was released on 26 December and analysts say it was clearly timed to coincide with Christmas celebrations. |
| Nigeria's government has not commented on the video. | |
| The footage was filmed in an unidentified outdoor area. | The footage was filmed in an unidentified outdoor area. |
| One captive in the middle is shot dead while the other 10 are pushed to the ground and beheaded. | One captive in the middle is shot dead while the other 10 are pushed to the ground and beheaded. |
| IS's late leader and spokesman Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Abul-Hasan Al-Muhajir were killed in Syria in late October. Nearly two months later, on 22 December, IS declared a new militant campaign to "avenge" their deaths and has since claimed a flurry of attacks in various countries under the banner of that campaign. | IS's late leader and spokesman Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Abul-Hasan Al-Muhajir were killed in Syria in late October. Nearly two months later, on 22 December, IS declared a new militant campaign to "avenge" their deaths and has since claimed a flurry of attacks in various countries under the banner of that campaign. |
| One faction of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram now fights under the banner of "Islamic State West Africa Province" (Iswap). | One faction of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram now fights under the banner of "Islamic State West Africa Province" (Iswap). |
| Last year, Iswap killed two midwives it had previously taken hostage. | Last year, Iswap killed two midwives it had previously taken hostage. |