Al Qaeda's **rth African wing rejects Iraq-Syria caliphate
 

Al Qaeda's **rth African wing has rejected the mediaeval-style caliphate declared by a militant Islamist group in Iraq and Syria, and confirmed its allegiance to al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, according a statement posted on social media. The group calling itself the Islamic State an**unced last month it was creating a caliphate on lands it has captured in Syria's civil war and during a rapid advance through swathes of Iraq. In a direct challenge to al Qaeda, its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi assumed the title of caliph and issued a message seeking to assert authority over Muslims everywhere and rally them for jihad, or holy war.

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