Will no longer terrorise us: Trump

16-May-2026

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The second-in-command of the terror outfit Islamic State was killed in a daring operation jointly conducted by the US and Nigerian forces, Donald Trump announced on May 16. With the death of the secretive Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a Nigerian national, the global operations of the IS are now greatly diminished.

In his usual chest-thumping style, Trump said the operation was "meticulously planned", calling it a "very complex mission" in Nigeria. The terror group, which is severely weakened from its peak in the 2010s, did not comment on the claim.

"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," Trump posted on Truth Social.