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
Trump says joint US-Nigeria raid killed top ISIS commander President Trump said late Friday that the U S military and Nigerian forces “flawlessly executed” a mission to take out a top ISIS commander “Tonight, at my direction, brave American f…
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