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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/world/africa/ISIS-executions-Nigeria.html
ISIS Executes 11 Christians in Nigeria in Revenge for Baghdadi's Death
(New York Times) Ruth Maclean - The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Nigeria has claimed responsibility for the execution of 11 Christians in retaliation for the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria in October, and released a video of the killings on Thursday. ISWAP, with 3,500-5,000 fighters, left the Islamic militant Boko Haram in 2016.