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President Donald Trump announced precocious Friday that U.S. and Nigerian forces carried retired an cognition that killed a world ISIS leader.
Trump identified nan violent arsenic Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described arsenic ISIS’s second-in-command globally.
"Tonight, astatine my direction, brave American forces and nan Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very analyzable ngo to destruct nan astir progressive violent successful nan world from nan battlefield," Trump wrote successful a station connected Truth Social.
"Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, 2nd successful bid of ISIS globally, thought he could hide successful Africa, but small did he cognize we had sources who kept america informed connected what he was doing," Trump continued. "He will nary longer terrorize nan group of Africa, aliases thief scheme operations to target Americans."
100 US TROOPS LAND IN NIGERIA AS ISLAMIC MILITANTS THREATEN WEST AFRICA REGIONAL SECURITY
President Donald Trump sits astatine a array monitoring subject operations during Operation Epic Fury against Iran astatine nan White House successful Washington, D.C., connected March 2. (The White House via X Account/Anadolu/Getty Images)
Trump besides thanked nan Nigerian authorities for its practice successful nan mission.
"With his removal, ISIS’s world cognition is greatly diminished," he added.
Additional specifications surrounding nan ngo were not instantly available.
Fox News Digital has reached retired to nan White House for comment.
US MILITARY IN SYRIA CARRIES OUT 10 STRIKES ON MORE THAN 30 ISIS TARGETS: PHOTOS
The announcement comes aft U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it carried retired aggregate strikes against more than 30 ISIS targets successful Syria successful February arsenic portion of a associated subject effort to "sustain relentless subject unit connected remnants from nan violent network."
CENTCOM said U.S. forces struck ISIS infrastructure and weapons-storage targets utilizing fixed-wing, rotary-wing and unmanned aircraft.
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The U.S. subject carried retired 10 strikes against much than 30 ISIS targets successful Syria pursuing a December ambush that killed U.S. troops. (CENTCOM)
Trump told reporters connected Jan. 27 that he had a "great conversation" pinch Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
"All of nan things having to do with Syria in that area are moving retired very, very well," he said astatine nan time. "So, we are very happy astir it."
CENTCOM announced successful February that much than 50 ISIS terrorists had been killed aliases captured and much than 100 ISIS infrastructure targets struck during 2 months of targeted operations successful Syria.
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The U.S. launched Operation Hawkeye Strike successful consequence to an ISIS ambush that killed two U.S. work members and an American expert Dec. 13, 2025, successful Palmyra, Syria.
Fox News Digital's Ashley J. DiMella contributed to this report.
