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| Abu Bilal Al-Minuki: The Terrorist Who Died Twice | ||
| 2026-05-18 | ||
SUMMARY By the time the announcement that Abu Bilal Al-Minuki
First, US President Donald Trump posted a statement on Truth Social. Another came from Bayo Onanuga, Special Advisor to Nigeria’s president on Information and Strategy, on Facebook and X. Al-Minuki, described as one of the most senior figures inside Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), was dead, both statements claimed. “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. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally,” Trump said in the post. The Nigerian military said special forces were deployed to block escape routes while air components executed precision strikes against what was described as a “concealed and fortified terrorist enclave.” The mission was completed, the military added, “without casualties or equipment loss on the part of friendly forces.” More at the link Related: Metele: 2026-05-04 Nigeria: Military air interdiction destroys terrorist stronghold in Marte axis Metele: 2026-05-03 Nigeria: Boko Haram, ISWAP Battle for Dominance in Sambisa Forest as Nigerian AF pummels Sambisa and Tumbuns hideouts Metele: 2025-01-16 More than 32,000 volunteers help to eliminate the consequences of the fuel oil spill Related: Borno State: 2026-05-17 Nigeria: Six ISWAP bomb makers killed in premature IED explosion in Marte LGA Borno State: 2026-05-16 Top ISIS commander is killed by American forces as Trump says world's 'most active terrorist' has been 'eliminated' Borno State: 2026-05-16 Nigeria: Troops neutralise two terrorists during clearance operations in Borno | ||
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