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President Donald Trump introduced late Friday that U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out an operation that killed a world ISIS chief.
Trump recognized the terrorist as Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as ISIS’s second-in-command globally.
“Tonight, at my course, courageous American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously deliberate and really complicated mission to get rid of probably the most lively terrorist on this planet from the battlefield,” Trump wrote in a publish on Reality Social.
“Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in control of ISIS globally, thought he could hide in Africa, however little did he know we had sources who stored us knowledgeable on what he was doing,” Trump continued. “He’ll now not terrorize the folks of Africa, or assist plan operations to focus on People.”
100 US TROOPS LAND IN NIGERIA AS ISLAMIC MILITANTS THREATEN WEST AFRICA REGIONAL SECURITY
President Donald Trump sits at a desk monitoring navy operations throughout Operation Epic Fury in opposition to Iran on the White Home in Washington, D.C., on March 2. (The White Home through X Account/Anadolu/Getty Photographs)
Trump additionally thanked the Nigerian authorities for its cooperation within the mission.
“Along with his elimination, ISIS’s world operation is drastically diminished,” he added.
Extra particulars surrounding the mission weren’t instantly out there.
Fox Information Digital has reached out to the White House for remark.
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The announcement comes after U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) mentioned it carried out a number of strikes in opposition to more than 30 ISIS targets in Syria in February as a part of a joint navy effort to “maintain relentless navy strain on remnants from the terrorist community.”
CENTCOM mentioned U.S. forces struck ISIS infrastructure and weapons-storage targets utilizing fixed-wing, rotary-wing and unmanned plane.
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The U.S. navy carried out ten strikes in opposition to greater than 30 ISIS targets in Syria following a December ambush that killed U.S. troops. (CENTCOM)
Trump instructed reporters on Jan. 27 that he had a “nice dialog” with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
“All the issues having to do with Syria in that space are figuring out very, very properly,” he mentioned on the time. “So, we’re very completely satisfied about it.”
CENTCOM introduced in February that greater than 50 ISIS terrorists had been killed or captured and greater than 100 ISIS infrastructure targets struck throughout two months of focused operations in Syria.
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The U.S. launched Operation Hawkeye Strike in response to an ISIS ambush that killed two U.S. service members and an American interpreter Dec. 13, 2025, in Palmyra, Syria.
Fox Information Digital’s Ashley J. DiMella contributed to this report.
