Trump says U.S. has killed Islamic State leader in Nigeria

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U.S. and Nigerian military forces killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader of the Islamic State group.
Al-Minuki was described as the Islamic State's second-in-command globally and the world's most active terrorist.
The operation took place on Lake Chad Basin and also resulted in the death of several of al-Minuki's lieutenants.
Al-Minuki, a Nigerian native, was identified by the U.S. State Department as a leader of ISIS in Africa's Sahel region and was sanctioned in 2023.
The Islamic State, though diminished since 2017, maintains a presence in parts of the Middle East and Africa, including Nigeria and the Sahel region.

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