{"id":80,"date":"2026-05-17T16:36:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T16:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=80"},"modified":"2026-05-17T16:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T16:36:48","slug":"trump-announces-overnight-operation-killing-top-isis-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=80","title":{"rendered":"Trump Announces Overnight Operation Killing Top ISIS Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said American and Nigerian forces killed one of the Islamic State\u2019s top commanders in an overnight operation.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=78\">\u2018What Is Not Ready?\u2019: Maria Bartiromo Presses Acting AG On Probe Into Trump-Russia Hoax<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump named the target as Abu-Bilal al-Minuki and described him as the Islamic State\u2019s second in command globally in a post on Truth Social. \u201cTonight, 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,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The president said al-Minuki believed Africa would shield him, but that U.S. sources had tracked his activity. Trump thanked Nigeria for its cooperation. \u201cWith his removal, ISIS\u2019s global operation is greatly diminished,\u201d Trump wrote. Trump\u2019s post did not include the operation\u2019s location or the method used, and additional specifics had not surfaced. <strong>(RELATED: Allegedly Botched Counterterrorism Operation Leaves Over 100 Dead After Refusing US Aid)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Nigerian native, al-Minuki drew a State Department terrorist designation in 2023, according to CBS News. The department called him an Islamic State figure in Africa\u2019s Sahel region and a senior official in one of the group\u2019s General Directorate of Provinces offices, which the department said help direct funding and operations worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116582139808210458\/embed\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>The Islamic State has lost much of its strength since 2017, when the United States and other forces drove it from territory it held in Iraq and Syria, CBS News reported. Branches of the group remain active in Nigeria and the Sahel.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=76\">Driverless Cars Are Getting Confused And Gumming Up Sleepy Atlanta Cul-De-Sacs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump pressed Nigeria last fall to act against terrorism and accused it of failing to stop violence against Christians, according to CBS News. Nigerian officials have rejected the claim that the country tolerates religious persecution, and analysts cited by the outlet said insurgent violence in the north has harmed large numbers of both Muslims and Christians.<\/p>\n<p>Trump ordered strikes on Islamic State targets in the country on Christmas Day last year.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>U.S. operations against the Islamic State extend beyond Nigeria. U.S. Central Command said in February that it had struck more than 30 of the group\u2019s targets in Syria, part of a response to a December ambush that killed two American service members and an interpreter, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=74\">NBC News Turns Dem Mayor\u2019s Shocking Chinese Spy Allegations Into Textbook Case Of \u2018Racism!\u2019 Hysteria<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump says US and Nigerian forces killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he called a top Islamic State commander, in an overnight operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[31,181,182,183,184],"class_list":["post-80","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-donald-trump","tag-isis","tag-leadership","tag-trump-administration","tag-u-s-military"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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