Trump says ISIS second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki killed by US and Nigerian forces - Reuters
Trump says ISIS second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki killed by US and Nigerian forces Reuters
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<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitgFBVV95cUxNblNUYkNXYVJHeEpscklIWjlaQWJ6dk9Idlk1aUxKNjd4NktpZjJfNVIzOHlvaktNR25xMnFheXBVdUFvNDZ0N2QyUG9xcTNZa24zQjZOcWYtTFIzUTc2aklrNVltZlpjaGVhRW4zOThLOW9OVklSaHpHR0NFdlZBTDhxQjJnMlcyd0xOc3g1QVpkUllHTER4VWY5cXR6dWk3QTN6d2VURjlLYlQ5Zk1zODM4bTNyUQ?oc=5" target="_blank">Trump says ISIS second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki killed by US and Nigerian forces</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>
President Trump announced that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIS globally, was killed in a joint US-Nigerian operation in Africa.
President Trump confirmed the death of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, describing him as the 'most active terrorist in the world,' in a joint US-Nigerian military operation.
President Trump announced that U.S. and Nigerian military forces killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader of the Islamic State group, in a 'meticulously planned and very complex mission.'
President Trump confirmed the death of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, alleged to be the second-in-command of ISIL globally, in a joint operation conducted by U.S. and Nigerian forces.
President Trump confirmed that U.S. and Nigerian forces killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIS globally, in a joint operation.
U.S. and Nigerian forces killed Abu Bakr al-Mainuki, a senior leader of the Islamic State group, in Nigeria's Lake Chad Basin. President Trump announced the mission, stating al-Mainuki was IS's second-in-command globally and a key figure in financing and planning attacks against U.S. interests.
A joint U.S.-Nigeria military operation in the early hours of Saturday successfully killed Abu Bakr al-Mainuki, a senior figure in the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), in the Lake Chad Basin—a known militant stronghold. Al-Mainuki, designated a 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist' by the U.S. in 2023, was considered a key ISIS strategist and media, finance, and weapons development operative.
US and Nigerian forces carry out a joint operation against the commander, who was deemed a ‘global terrorist’ in 2023. President Trump announced the operation, stating al-Minuki was IS's second-in-command globally and a key figure in financing and planning attacks against U.S. interests.
U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out a joint operation that killed a senior Islamic State commander in Nigeria, U.S. and Nigerian military authorities said, in a move they called a strategic blow to the militant group. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was 'second in command of ISIS globally,' President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social. His targeting comes after the Trump administration launched strikes against the Islamic State in Nigeria in December, following a months-long pressure campaign in the U.S. on behalf of Nigerian Christians.
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