India, May 16 -- US President Donald Trump announced that American and Nigerian forces had killed senior Islamic State leader Abu Bilal al-Minuki during a joint counter-terror operation in Africa.

Posting on Truth Social, Trump said the operation was carried out by US forces and the Nigerian Armed Forces following a "meticulously planned and very complex mission".

"Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, thought he could hide in Africa, but little did he know we had sources who kept us informed on what he was doing," Trump said.

According to Trump, the operation significantly weakened the global operations of the Islamic State group. He added that al-Minuki would "no longer terrorize the people of Africa, or help plan ...