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Trump says Islamic State ‘second in command’ killed by US and Nigerian forces
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Trump says Islamic State ‘second in command’ killed by US and Nigerian forces

The Guardian · May 16, 2026, 4:56 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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US president calls Abu-Bilal al-Minuki ‘most active terrorist in the world’ and says he was eliminated in ‘very complex mission’Donald Trump has said US and Nigerian forces killed the “second in command” global leader of the Islamic State.“Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield,” the US president said on his Truth Social platform Friday. Continue reading...

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