On May 16, US President Donald Trump announced the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, reportedly the global second-in-command of terror group Islamic State, in northeast Nigeria.
But in contrast to previous operations, he was careful to praise the Nigerian allies who carried out the operation alongside US troops.
“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 posted on his Truth Social media account.
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu echoed Trump, calling the mission “a significant example of effective collaboration in the fight against terrorism.”
Together again
