Boko Haram5 Nigerian terrorists being trained by ISIS reportedly killed in Iraq

The Nigerian insurgents were killed by the Mosul Youth Resistance Movement on Wednesday, May 13, 2015.

Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau (Shoebat)

 

 

According to reports, Boko Haram terrorists being trained in Iraq have been killed by a vigilante group.

The Nigerian insurgents were killed by the Mosul Youth Resistance Movement on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, Bas News reports.

The Boko Haram members were said to have been receiving training from the Islamic State terror group (ISIS) before their deaths in the Dargaza area of Eastern Mosul.

“The Nigerian Boko Haram militants were in Mosul to take part in a military training course conducted by Islamic State (IS),” spokesperson for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Saed Mamuzini reportedly said.

Boko Haram pledged its allegiance to ISIS in March via an audio statement.

The group's leader, Abubakar Shekau is believed to be on the run and his escape from Nigeria was supposedly aided by ISIS operatives.