US, Nigerian forces kill ISIS 2nd-in-command
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The leader, whom the State Department designated a terrorist in 2023, had been hiding in Africa, President Trump said.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki had been eliminated in a carefully planned mission.
President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader in the Islamic State group.
The US president says the joint operation eliminated "the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.