“There was heavy fighting between the three factions which left scores from all sides killed.”
The infighting — which erupted into gun battles on July 26 — has exposed divisions inside the Islamic State West Africa Province group, three sources with deep knowledge of the faction’s internal workings told AFP.
“They could not agree on a sharing formula after six days of disagreement and resort to fighting,” he said. ISWAP broke away from Boko Haram in 2016 in part due to its rejection of indiscriminate attacks on civilians. ISWAP has sought to fill the void left by the collapse of government authority in the areas it controls by offering basic medical service and providing security, sources and analysts say.
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