article_snippet: This comes a day after Boko Haram pledged allegiance to ISIS in an audio message purported to be from leader Abubakar Shekau.
article_snippet: Latest developments in the fight against the Islamist terror group ISIS .
article_snippet: It is an intensive operation that is aimed at pulverizing Boko Haram and crippling Boko Haram capability," according to the source.  
article_snippet: ‎The offensive has succeeded in reclaiming some of the territory seized by the Islamist group.
highlights_snippet: The offensive is part of a coordinated regional campaign .