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U.S. and Nigerian forces launched one other strike in opposition to ISIS fighters in Nigeria, in keeping with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), simply days after they carried out an operation that killed a worldwide ISIS chief.
AFRICOM stated it performed the extra kinetic strikes in opposition to ISIS militants on Monday in coordination with Nigeria’s authorities. It stated full assessments are ongoing, although famous that no U.S. or Nigerian forces had been harmed through the operation.
“The removing of those terrorists diminishes the group’s capability to plan assaults that threaten the security and safety of the U.S. and our companions,” AFRICOM stated.
The strikes come after President Donald Trump announced late Friday that U.S. and Nigerian forces killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as ISIS’s second-in-command globally.
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U.S. and Nigerian forces performed kinetic strikes in opposition to ISIS fighters in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday, Could 17, 2026, AFRICOM stated. (X / U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM))
“Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in control of ISIS globally, thought he may conceal in Africa, however little did he know we had sources who stored us knowledgeable on what he was doing,” Trump wrote in a submit on Reality Social on the time. “He’ll not terrorize the individuals of Africa, or assist plan operations to focus on Individuals.”
AFRICOM stated no U.S. or Nigerian forces had been harmed throughout operation on Sunday, Could 17, 2026. (X / U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM))
Secretary of Conflict Pete Hegseth confirmed Saturday that U.S. forces, in coordination with the Armed Forces of Nigeria, killed al-Minuki and different ISIS leaders.
“So, for months, we hunted this high ISIS chief in Nigeria who was killing Christians, and we killed him — and his total posse,” Hegseth wrote.
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)
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The announcement additionally comes after U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated it carried out a number of strikes in opposition to greater than 30 ISIS targets in Syria in February as a part of a joint navy effort to “maintain relentless navy stress on remnants from the terrorist community.”
Fox Information Digital’s Michael Sinkewicz and Robert McGreevey contributed to this report.
