President Donald Trump announced late Friday that American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria executed a strike that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the man Trump described as the second in command of ISIS globally.
U.S. Africa Command confirmed the operation Saturday, saying its initial assessment found that multiple terrorists were killed, including al-Minuki and other senior ISIS leaders.
AFRICOM reported no civilian casualties in its initial assessment.
AFRICOM released footage of a strike in Nigeria that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, identified as the second-in-command of ISIS in the region. pic.twitter.com/KO9cwnkCQN
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Trump called the mission meticulously planned and very complex. He said al-Minuki thought he could hide
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