US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Socail late Friday, May 15, that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the recognized second-in-command of ISIS (The Islamic State) worldwide, was successfully eliminated from the battlefield. A complex, intelligence-driven raid Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump lauded the precision of the special operation.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “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”, said Trump. While the White House did not explicitly name the country where the tactical strike took place, President Trump’s extensive praise and direct thanks to the Nigerian government strongly indicate the operation occurred within or directly along the borders of the West African nation. Al-Minuki, a Nigerian national, was officially added to the US Federal Register as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” in 2023 due to his operational management of expanding insurgencies across the Sahel region. Trump emphasized that with al-Minuki’s removal, “ISIS’s global operation is greatly diminished” and he will “no longer terrorize the people of Africa, or help plan operations to target Americans”.