"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 on Friday."
"Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, alleged to be the second-in-command of ISIL (ISIS) globally, has been killed in an operation conducted by United States and Nigerian forces, President Donald Trump said."
"When announcing al-Minuki's designation on the list of global terrorists, the US State Department described him as a Sahel-based ISIL senior leader and part of its General Directorate of Provinces, the group's administrative body that provides operational guidance and funding around the world."
"The US has since deployed hundreds of troops to Nigeria to provide technical support and intelligence sharing in the fight against armed groups. The US forces are playing a strictly noncombat role, Nigeria has said."
Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, alleged second-in-command of ISIS globally and under US sanctions since 2023, was killed in a joint operation by US and Nigerian forces. The operation was described as meticulously planned and complex, with US forces and Nigeria executing it successfully. Al-Minuki was characterized by the US State Department as a Sahel-based ISIS senior leader connected to the group’s General Directorate of Provinces, which provides operational guidance and funding. His removal was said to greatly diminish ISIS’s global operations. The US credited Nigerian partnership without providing further operational details. The US has also deployed hundreds of troops to Nigeria for technical support and intelligence sharing, while Nigeria stated the US role is strictly noncombat. The US has accused Nigeria of not doing enough to stop armed groups targeting Christians in the northwest, which Nigeria denied.
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