He US presidentDonald Trump, stated this Friday that, in a “very complex and meticulously planned mission” between the US and Nigerian Armed Forcesit was possible to eliminate in that African country Abu-Bilal al-Minukithe “most active terrorist on the planet” and second in command of the Islamic State (NO).
The president, the same day he returned from China, wrote on his network Truth Social: “Under my leadership, brave American forces and the Nigerian Armed Forces flawlessly executed a meticulously planned mission and very complex to eliminate from the battlefield the most active terrorist in the world, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS (Islamic State)”.
“I thought I could hide in Africabut I did not know that we had sources that kept us informed about their activities. He will no longer terrorize the African people or help plan operations against Americans,” the US president added in his publication. He also assured that, with the death of al-Minukialso known as Abu-Bilel al-Minuto, the Islamic State’s “global operation” is “considerably weakened.” He thanked the Government of Nigeria for its collaboration in the anti-terrorism mission.
Attacks since 2009
On February 16, the Nigerian Armed Forces announced the arrival of some one hundred United States military personnel to the Bauchi airfieldin the northwest of the country, as part of a bilateral defense cooperation program aimed at enhancing the fight against terrorist threats.
Northeastern Nigeria suffers attacks from jihadist group Boko Haram since 2009a violence that worsened starting in 2016 with the emergence of its splinter group, the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP). In the northwest of the country, Lakurawa, a group apparently linked to the terrorist organization Islamic State-Sahel Province (ISSP), He also frequently commits attacks in the states of Kebbi and Sokoto for a few years now.
Fighting against these groups has intensified since the United States carried out, together with Nigerian forces, a series of airstrikes at the end of December 2025 against jihadist positions in the northwest of the country.
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