Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian . . . WASHINGTON -- U S and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday, U S President Donald Trump said Trump announced the joint operation in Africa’s most populous country in a late-night social media post that offered few details
Who was Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, senior ISIS leader killed in joint US . . . Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a senior ISIS-linked leader operating in West Africa, was killed in a joint US-Nigeria counterterrorism mission in the Lake Chad Basin The operation comes as American military cooperation with Nigeria is growing as well as ISIS affiliates expand across the Sahel region
Trump Says US Forces, Nigeria Military Killed ISIS Leader US and Nigerian forces killed an ISIS leader who was hiding in Africa, President Donald Trump said, adding that his death has “greatly diminished” the group’s global operations