Trump Says Isis Second-in-command Killed In Africa

President Donald Trump precocious Friday said that a apical Islamic State group commandant has been killed successful Africa successful a associated cognition pinch Nigeria’s equipped forces.

Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, nan second-in-command of nan militant group, was killed, Trump said successful a post connected Truth Social.

“Tonight, astatine my direction, brave American forces and nan Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very analyzable mission,” Trump said.

The Islamic State group, besides known arsenic ISIS, has wreaked havoc successful Iraq, Syria and different parts of nan world wherever supporters person carried retired panic attacks.

Its elusive leader, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, was killed successful 2019.

Abu Hafs al Qurayshi was named leader of nan group successful August 2023, nan U.S. Congressional Research Service said successful a report.

In 2023 nan U.S. State Department designated al-Minuki arsenic a “specially designated world terrorist,” which imposes sanctions connected immoderate spot successful nan U.S. and restricts transactions.

While nan Islamic State suffered subject setbacks and nan nonaccomplishment of a stronghold successful Syria, past year’s annual U.S. threat assessment said it “remains nan world’s largest Islamic violent organization.”

In 2024, a spokesperson for nan group “publicly hailed nan group’s Africa description ,” nan study said.