Trump says senior IS leader killed by US and Nigerian forces
The US president says the joint operation eliminated "the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.
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The US president says the joint operation eliminated "the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.
President Donald Trump announced that U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday.
President Donald Trump announced that U.S. and Nigerian forces have killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command leader of ISIS.
President Donald Trump announced that U.S. and Nigerian forces killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the Islamic State's second-in-command, in a 'very complex mission' in Africa.
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