SAT MAY 16 2026-theGBJournal| A senior commander in the ISIS militant group has been killed by the U.S. and Nigerian forces, President Donald Trump said late Friday.
“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 globally, thought he could hide in Africa, but little did he know we had sources who kept us informed on what he was doing.
He will no longer terrorize the people of Africa, or help plan operations to target Americans. With his removal, ISIS’s global operation is greatly diminished.
Thank you to the Government of Nigeria for your partnership on this operation,” President Trump said in a Truth Social post late Friday.
Abu-Bilal al-Minuki’s elimination highlights the U.S counter-terrorism operation aimed at weakening ISIS leadership through international military action.
The fatal strike is another major hit in the list of alleged Islamic State militants in Nigeria.
In December, President Trump directed a ”powerful and deadly strike against ISIS” in northwestern Nigeria, who he said. had been killing innocent Christians.
Nigerian military has not provided any details on the strike yet.
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