International security/ Increased intercommunication between terror groups

National Counterterrorism Center Director Nicholas Rasmussen noted in a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee that authorities should be aware of “the increased intercommunication between Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the northern part of, the northwestern part of Africa, and even with ISIL.” He argued that there is reason to believe that the two are functioning, at least in part, as “an interconnected terrorist network with the ability to share resources, personnel, expertise and tradecraft in a way that serves as a multiplier to their own capabilities, and that’s a disturbing trend.”

U.S. INTELLIGENCE: BOKO HARAM IS WORKING WITH ISIS