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Trump says Islamic State ‘second in command’ killed by US and Nigerian forces
US President Donald Trump announced via his Truth Social platform that US and Nigerian forces executed a complex mission to eliminate Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the global second-in-command of the Islamic State (ISIS). Al-Minuki, a Sahel-based senior ISIS leader designated as a specially designated global terrorist by the Biden administration in 2023, was killed, with Trump stating his removal greatly diminishes ISIS’s global operations; the US has deployed non-combat troops and drones to support Nigeria against ISIS and al-Qaeda-linked insurgencies in West Africa.
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7 tagscounterterrorismISIS second-in-commandAbu-Bilal al-MinukiUS-Nigerian military operationWest Africa insurgencyterrorist sanctionsdrone support
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Trump says Islamic State ‘second in command’ killed by US and Nigerian forces
May 16, 2026, 12:56 PM
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Trump says senior IS leader killed by US and Nigerian forces
counterterrorismjoint military operationISIS senior leaderSpecially Designated Global Terroristextremist violenceAfricaLake Chad BasinSahelUS-Nigeria military cooperation
Relation score 0.00Open topic