<p>President Donald Trump announced early Saturday morning that American forces had eliminated a top ISIS official in Africa, a major blow to the radical Islamic terror group.</p>
<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; Trump wrote on Truth Social. &#8220;Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, thought he could hide in Africa, but little did he know we had sources who kept us informed on what he was doing.&#8221;</p>
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<p>— Department of War 🇺🇸 (@DeptofWar) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeptofWar/status/2055491592107049334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;He will no longer terrorize the people of Africa, or help plan operations to target Americans,&#8221; Trump added. &#8220;With his removal, ISIS’s global operation is greatly diminished.&#8221;</p>
<p>The United States <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/06/16/2023-12870/designation-of-abdallah-makki-muslih-al-rufayi-and-abu-bakr-ibn-muhammad-ibn-ali-al-mainuki-as">named</a> Minuki a &#8220;specially designated global terrorist&#8221; in 2023. A Nigerian native, the Nigerian government says he was likely recently elevated to the number two leadership spot in ISIS. According to U.S. Africa Command, Minuki &#8220;provided strategic guidance to the ISIS global network on media and financial operations as well as the development and manufacturing of weapons, explosives, and drones.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Al-Minuki was the most active terrorist in the world and has a significant history of involvement in planning attacks and directing hostage taking,&#8221; AFRICOM added.</p>
<p>Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu confirmed the raid in a post on X.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Overnight, Nigeria and the United States recorded a significant example of effective collaboration in the fight against terrorism.</p>
<p>Our determined Nigerian Armed Forces, working closely with the Armed Forces of the United States, conducted a daring joint operation that dealt a…</p>
<p>— Bola Ahmed Tinubu (@officialABAT) <a href="https://twitter.com/officialABAT/status/2055542303721132368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;Nigeria appreciates this partnership with the United States in advancing our shared security objectives,&#8221; Tinubu wrote. &#8220;I extend my sincere gratitude to President Trump for his leadership and unwavering support in this effort.&#8221;</p>
<p>AFRICOM said other ISIS leaders were <a href="https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/36568">killed</a> in the raid, while no American troops were harmed.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Last night&#8217;s operation targeted a significant presence of ISIS fighters in Northeastern Nigeria eliminating multiple high value individuals including Abu-Bilal al-Minuki. <a href="https://t.co/lNj4AMSITH">pic.twitter.com/lNj4AMSITH</a></p>
<p>— U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) (@USAfricaCommand) <a href="https://twitter.com/USAfricaCommand/status/2055614134851424487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>“This operation underscores the exceptional value of the U.S.-Nigeria partnership and was made possible through the cooperation and coordination of our forces in recent months,&#8221; Air Force General Dagvin Anderson, commander of U.S. Africa Command, said in a statement. &#8220;Make no mistake, our two nations will relentlessly pursue and neutralize terrorist threats and are committed to protecting our people and interests.”</p>
<p>Nigeria has battled a rise in radical Islamic terrorism in recent years, with groups like ISIS and Boko Haram targeting the country&#8217;s Christian population in particular. Boko Haram <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dozens-killed-in-christian-communities-in-lead-up-to-easter?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Dozens+Feared+Dead+After+Christians+Targeted+In+Holy+Week+Massacre">killed</a> as many as 27 Nigerian Christians during Holy Week this year.</p>

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