Trump says U.S. kills Islamic State leader in Nigeria

President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian subject forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a person of the Islamic State group.

"He volition nary longer terrorize the radical of Africa, oregon assistance program operations to people Americans," Mr. Trump wrote connected Truth Social. "With his removal, ISIS's planetary cognition is greatly diminished."

A autochthonal of Nigeria, al-Minuki was described by the U.S. State Department successful 2023 arsenic a person of the Islamic State, oregon ISIS. He was placed connected the Treasury Department's specially designated planetary violent list, hitting him with steep sanctions.

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