Trump says ISIS second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki killed by US and Nigerian forces
Trump said the joint mission removed a top ISIS operative and dealt a major blow to the group’s global operations, with US intelligence monitoring him closely.
- President Trump announced via Truth Social that a joint military operation conducted by U.S. and Nigerian forces successfully eliminated Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he identified as the global second-in-command of ISIS.
- Trump described the strike as a "meticulously planned and very complex mission" that flawlessly targeted al-Minuki on the African continent.
- A native of Nigeria born in Borno State, al-Minuki was first placed on the U.S. Treasury Department's specially designated global terrorist list in 2023. Trump characterized him as the "most active terrorist in the world" at the time of his death.
- The White House stated that al-Minuki's removal severely diminishes ISIS's global infrastructure, particularly its expanding operational hub in Africa. Trump extended formal thanks to the Nigerian government for its close tactical cooperation.
- This operation follows U.S. strikes on ISIS bases in Nigeria on Christmas Day last year, reflecting ongoing counterterrorism efforts in the region.
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Trump Says US, Nigerian Forces ‘Eliminate’ Senior ISIS Leader
US President Donald Trump said Friday that American and Nigerian forces had killed a senior ISIS group leader. "Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield," Trump said on Truth Social. "Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, thought he could hide in Afr…
Trump says ISIS second in command Abu Bilal al-Minuki eliminated
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Abu Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, had been eliminated in an operation conducted by US and Nigerian forces. “Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield. “Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS gl…
Trump says Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, killed in US-Nigerian operation
President Donald Trump announced late Friday that U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out an operation that killed a global ISIS leader.Trump identified the terrorist as Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as ISIS’s second-in-command globally."Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from …
International Writing, May 15 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump said this Friday that, in a "very complex and meticulously planned mission" between the U.S. Armed Forces and those of Nigeria, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the "most active terrorist on the planet" and second in command of the Islamic State (IS), were eliminated in that African country.
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