Trump says Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, killed in US-Nigerian operation
Trump says the mission was 'flawlessly executed' and thanked the Nigerian government for its cooperation in the operation
By Michael Sinkewicz , Robert McGreevy Fox News
Published May 16, 2026 12:33am EDT | Updated May 16, 2026 7:31am EDT
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 terrorist as Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as ISIS’s second-in-command globally.
"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 world from the battlefield," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
"Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, thought he could hide in Africa, but little did he know we had sources who kept us informed on what he was doing," Trump continued. "He will no longer terrorize the people of Africa, or help plan operations to target Americans."
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