01:04Saturday 16 May 2026 18:19 BSTDonald Trump has said US and Nigerian forces have killed the Islamic State’s second-in-command in a joint operation.US Africa Command released footage of the lethal strike on Saturday, May 16.The US president said the mission targeted Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as “the most active terrorist in the world”, in a statement posted on Truth Social on 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,” Trump wrote.Up next
US releases footage of operation that killed Isis leader in Nigeria
Donald Trump has said US and Nigerian forces have killed the Islamic State’s second-in-command in a joint operation. US Africa Command released footage of the lethal strike on Saturday, May 16. The US president said the mission targeted Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as “the most active terrorist in the world”, in a statement posted on Truth Social on 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,” Trump wrote.
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