Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleU.S. President Donald Trump says that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, was killed in a joint operation carried out by U.S. and Nigerian forces. Trump said on Truth Social that American and Nigerian forces "flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield”, who he claimed thought he could hide in Africa. Al-Minuki, a Nigerian national, had been designated as a "specially designated global terrorist" by the Biden administration in 2023, according to the U.S. Federal Register. Trump expressed gratitude to the Nigerian government for its partnership in the operation, despite his past criticisms of Nigeria regarding its handling of Islamist militants. The U.S. has been actively supporting the Nigerian military with training and intelligence against Islamic State and al Qaeda-linked insurgencies in West Africa, with U.S. forces maintaining a strictly non-combat role. In fullTrump says ‘most active terrorist in the world’ killed by US and Nigerian forcesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump says Isis second-in-command killed by US and Nigerian forces
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleU.S. President Donald Trump says that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, was killed in a joint operation carried out by U.S. and Nigerian forces. Trump said on Truth Social that American and Nigerian forces "flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield”, who he claimed thought he could hide in Africa. Al-Minuki, a Nigerian national, had been designated as a "specially designated global terrorist" by the Biden administration in 2023, according to the U.S. Federal Register. Trump expressed gratitude to the Nigerian government for its partnership in the operation, despite his past criticisms of Nigeria regarding its handling of Islamist militants. The U.S. has been actively supporting the Nigerian military with training and intelligence against Islamic State and al Qaeda-linked insurgencies in West Africa, with U.S. forces maintaining a strictly non-combat role. In fullTrump says ‘most active terrorist in the world’ killed by US and Nigerian forcesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
