Five Boko Haram members were reportedly killed in Iraq by Mosul Youth Resistance Movement on Wednesday.

According to reports by Basnews.com, the Boko Haram insurgents were attacked in the Dargaza neighbourhood of eastern Mosul.

This is the first report of the presence of Boko Haram militants in Iraq following the sect’s declaration of allegiance to deadly ISIS and the terrorist group’s acceptance of allegiance.

Saed Mamuzini, Mosul’s spokesperson was quoted by BasNews as saying, “The Nigerian Boko Haram militants were in Mosul to take part in a military training course conducted by Islamic State (IS).”

Boko Haram has abducted and killed thousands of people in the North east region of Nigeria, the most widely known abductees being more than 200 school girls kidnapped in Chibok, Borno State last year.

In recent weeks the Nigerian army in conjunction with regional forces have decimated the ranks of the insurgents leading to the recapture of several territories hitherto occupied by the militants.