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International Investigations Chief, The Wall Street Journal. Author of BRING BACK OUR GIRLS — Overseas Press Club Best Book of 2021.
Mar 19, 2018 13 tweets 2 min read
Our latest reporting on the #DapchiGirls kidnap revealed a lot about the civil war tearing at Boko Haram. Here's a thread: wsj.com/articles/niger… 1) An Islamic State-backed faction led by Abu Musab al-Barnawi--& not Boko Haram leader Abubakr Shekau - was responsible for the Dapchi kidnap.