U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of Isis globally, was killed in an operation conducted by U.S. and Nigerian forces.

"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.

“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," Trump said on Truth ‌Social.
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