February 22, 2015

Al Arabiya: Future rise of Boko Haram-ISIS ‘super-caliphate’ uncertain

February 22, 2015

Al Arabiya

 

Paul Crompton from Al Arabiya News, the English-language service of the Al Arabiya News Channel (leading 24-hour news station in the Arab world) asked Yan St-Pierre for his analysis of a possible “super-caliphate” between Boko Haram and ISIS:

Speaking to Al Arabiya News, St-Pierre said in order for there to be significant future cooperation between the two groups, there would have to be the capacity for expansion, increased internal coordination, and shared aims – something which does not look likely at the moment.

“The actual realization of a ‘sprawling caliphate’ will not occur in the foreseeable future,” he said.

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