Somalia's Islamic State affiliate, one of the most important outposts of the jihadist group, swore allegiance in a statement on Sunday to the new leader named by the organization, Abu Ibrahim Hashimi al-Quraishi, following the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Somalia's Province posted pictures on Telegram of around a dozen fighters standing among trees, with a caption saying they were pledging allegiance to Quraishi.
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Quraishi was named as the organization's leader on Thursday in an audio message that also confirmed Baghdadi's death and vowed revenge against the United States.
An Islamic State spokesman warned the US to "beware vengeance [against] their nation and their brethren of infidels and apostates."
US special forces killed Baghdadi in a raid in northwest Syria on October 26.
Egypt's Islamic State affiliate, Sinai Province, also swore allegiance to Quraishi on Sunday.
