Trump Says US Have Taken Out 'World's Most Active Terrorist' in Military Operation
The raid killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki and his lieutenants, and Nigerian officials said no soldiers or assets were lost.
- On Saturday, United States and Nigerian forces killed senior Islamic State group leader Abu-Bilal al-Minuki during a joint air-land operation in the Lake Chad Basin, President Donald Trump and President Bola Tinubu confirmed.
- Nigeria has battled jihadist insurgents like Boko Haram and the Islamic State for 17 years, facing recent United States pressure to bolster counter-terrorism efforts as al-Minuki established a concealed enclave in Borno State.
- As director of global operations for ISIS, al-Minuki provided strategic guidance on "the development and manufacturing of weapons, explosives and drones" and was previously linked to the 2018 Dapchi kidnapping of more than 100 schoolgirls.
- President Tinubu called the strike an "example of effective collaboration in the fight against terrorism," while spokesman Bayo Onanuga addressed past misidentification concerns, citing "mistaken identity or misattribution in the fog of sustained counterinsurgency operations."
- As IS activity increasingly concentrates in Africa, conflict monitor ACLED reported violence hit a record high of 86 percent in the first quarter of 2026, and experts note al-Minuki's removal eliminates a "critical node" for directing global operations.
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AlKhaleej TodayTrump and Nigeria say IS commander al-Minuki dubbed ‘world’s most active terrorist’ killed in joint operation
LAGOS (Nigeria), May 17 — A senior Islamic State group leader, described as “the most active terrorist in the world”, has been killed in a joint operation by US and Nigerian forces in the west African country, the two countries’ presidents said.Under US sanctions since 2023, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was the second-in-command of IS worldwide, according to US President Donald Trump and the two militaries.The killing comes as IS activity is increasingly…
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