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Nigeria: Who was the targeted Islamic State group leader & why was he targeted by the US?
In Nigeria, a joint strike by Nigerian and U.S. forces killed a senior Islamic State figure, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, in the northeast, according to France 24 and Al Jazeera. Al-Minuki was described by France 24 as a prominent IS figure but not the global second-in-command, countering U.S. President Trump’s characterization cited by France 24. Fox News reports a strike against ISIS fighters with AFRICOM involvement and notes no U.S. or Nigerian casualties, while confirming coordination with Nigeria’s government. The U.S. and Nigeria conducted operations targeting jihadists in the northeast, with authorities framing the effort as part of a broader campaign to eliminate ISIS presence in the region. Discrepancies exist over al-Minuki’s global rank and definitional terms.
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US, Nigeria strike ISIS fighters again from the air after killing senior leader
American and Nigerian forces conducted a strike against ISIS fighters in northeastern Nigeria, U.S. Africa Command said Monday. (@USAfricaCommand via X) U.S. and Nigerian forces launched another strike against ISIS fighters in Nigeria, according to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), just days after they carried out an.
Nigeria: Who was the targeted Islamic State group leader & why was he targeted by the US?
On May 16, a senior IS group figure was killed in a strike led by Nigerian and US forces as part of a joint operation to target jihadists of the group in the northeast of Nigeria. But although Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was a prominent figure of the IS group, he wasn't the second-in-command of IS group worldwide, as US.
Nigeria says joint US strikes kill 175 ISIL fighters in country’s northeast
Nigerian forces working with the United States claim to have killed 175 ISIL (ISIS) fighters in a series of joint strikes in the country’s northeast in recent days. The Nigerian Defence Headquarters said on Tuesday that operations conducted with the US military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) destroyed checkpoints.