Event overview
Trump says ISIS second-in-command killed in Africa
Trump said US and Nigerian forces killed a senior ISIS commander, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, in Africa in a joint operation carried out Friday night. Sources from NBC News and CNN corroborate that the second-in-command was killed in a US-Nigerian mission, with Trump claiming the operation involved brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria. ABC News also reports a joint US-Nigerian mission resulting in the death of an ISIS leader in Nigeria. Fox News notes the commander was described as ISIS’s second-in-command globally. Some articles emphasize the operation’s timing and the role of Nigerian forces, while others stress the targeting of a senior ISIS figure. Attribution of exact rank varies slightly between outlets.
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US and Nigerian forces kill ISIS commander, Trump says
US and Nigerian forces killed a senior commander in the ISIS militant group on Friday, President Donald Trump has said. “Tonight, at my direction, 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.
Trump says ISIS second-in-command killed in Africa
President Donald Trump late Friday said that a top Islamic State group commander has been killed in Africa in a joint operation with Nigeria’s armed forces. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of the militant group, was killed, Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “Tonight, at my direction, brave American.
Trump says Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, killed in US-Nigerian operation
President Donald Trump announces the top ISIS terrorist member responsible for killing 13 American troops during the Afghanistan withdrawal is in U.S. custody. President Donald Trump announced late Friday that U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out an operation that killed a global ISIS leader. Trump identified the.
Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission
President Donald Trump said U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out a mission Friday night to kill a leader of the Islamic State group WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday. Trump announced the joint.
US and Nigerian forces kill senior ISIS commander, Trump says
US and Nigerian forces killed a senior ISIS commander on Friday, President Donald Trump said, in an operation he claimed had “greatly diminished” the militant group’s power. “Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex.