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Egypt's Sinai Province Swears Allegiance to New IS Leader

Reuters

   CAIRO - Egypt's Islamic State affiliate, Sinai Province, has sworn
   allegiance to the new leader named by the group following the death of
   Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the affiliate said on Telegram on Saturday.

   Sinai Province, which has waged an insurgency against the Egyptian
   state, posted pictures of around two dozen fighters standing among
   trees, with a caption saying they were pledging allegiance to Abu
   Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi.

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