Washington, May 16 -- US President Donald Trump announced that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as the second-in-command of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) globally, was killed in a joint military operation carried out by American and Nigerian forces.
Al-Minuki was designated a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by Washington in 2023.
The Nigerian military has yet to comment on the reported raid. If confirmed, his death would mark another major blow to the Islamic State group (IS), following the killing of its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in 2019.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the operation was "meticulously planned" and targeted al-Minuki in Africa, where he was allegedly hiding.
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