Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, alleged to be the global second-in-command of ISIS, has been killed in a joint operation carried out by United States and Nigerian forces, US President Donald Trump announced on Friday.Brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield, Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Trump added that al-Minuki had attempted to hide in Africa but was tracked thanks to intelligence sources, and he thanked the Nigerian government for its cooperation. No further operational details were provided.With his removal, ISIS’s global operations are greatly diminished, Trump said.
BREAKING: President Trump announced that U.S. forces have successfully taken out ISIS’ global second-in-command, Abu Bilal al-Minuki, in Nigeria.
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Al-Minuki had been designated a “global terrorist” by the United States in 2023. The State Department described him as a senior ISIL leader based in the Sahel region and a member of the group’s General Directorate of Provinces, responsible for providing operational guidance and funding worldwide.
The United States has previously conducted targeted operations against ISIL in Nigeria, including a December 2025 airstrike in Sokoto State. Hundreds of US troops are now deployed in the country to provide technical support and intelligence, though Nigerian authorities have emphasized that American forces are in a noncombat role.
For months, Trump had criticized Nigeria for allegedly failing to stop attacks by armed groups targeting Christians in the country’s northwest, a claim Abuja denied, noting that both Muslim and Christian communities have been affected.
The operation marks a significant development in the ongoing fight against ISIL and other armed groups in West Africa.
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