The army said the operation was conducted by troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), a joint task force in the North-east, and the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM).

The Nigerian president called the strike a 'significant example of effective collaboration in the fight against terrorism'.

President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the killing of a senior Islamic State commander, Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, during a joint military operation conducted by Nigerian and United States…

Nigerian Military Confirms Killing of ISIS Leader Abu Bilal al-Minuki in Joint Operation with US

President Donald Trump said U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out a mission Friday night to kill a leader of the Islamic State group.

Nigerian and US forces have killed a senior ISIS leader, Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, in a joint operation in the Lake Chad Basin, President Tinubu confirms.

The "meticulously planned and very complex mission" eliminated Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the Islamic State group's second in command globally, Trump said.

Mr Mainok, according to documents obtained from US registers, was specially designated as a “global terrorist” in 2023.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Saturday confirmed President Donald Trump's announcement that US and Nigerian forces killed a senior Islamic State (IS) group senior leader in a…

Nigerian and US forces have killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of Islamic State armed group (ISIS) globally, in a joint operation, the two countries' leaders have…

Learn about Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, the senior ISIS leader killed in a joint Nigeria-US operation. Discover his background, role, and influence in the region.

Nigerian and United States forces have carried out what appears to be their second publicly known joint anti-ISIS operation in Nigeria, targeting senior militant leader Abu Bilal…

President Donald Trump says a joint U.S. and Nigerian operation has killed a top Islamic State leader in Nigeria.

Officials said a joint operation in the West African country killed the group’s alleged second in command. | World News

The army said the operation was conducted by troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), a joint task force in the North-east, and the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM).

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu confirmed the operation and said Al-Mainuki was killed alongside “several of his lieutenants, during a strike on his compound in the Lake Chad…

A senior Islamic State group leader, described as "the most active terrorist in the world", has been killed in a joint operation by US and Nigerian forces in the west African…

Trump made the announcement of the joint operation to take out Abu-Bilal al-Mainuki in a late-night social media post Friday that offered few details.

Watch the footage released by AFRICOM of the joint Nigeria-US strike that successfully killed senior ISIS leader Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a targeted operatio

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…

WASHINGTON: US and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday, US President Trump said.