[61768] Joint US-Nigeria operation to eliminate senior ISIS leader Abu-Bilal al-Minuki

Elimination of senior ISIS official in joint US-Nigeria operation

The White House announced tonight, May 16, 2026, the successful completion of a complex military operation carried out under the President's direction. According to the statement by WhiteHouse on X, US Special Forces cooperated with the Nigerian Armed Forces with the goal to "remove the world's most active terrorist from the battlefield."

As part of the operation, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, who served as the deputy to the leader of the ISIS terrorist organization, was eliminated. In the White House statement, the operation was described as "carefully planned and highly complex," with the US administration defining its execution as "flawless."

On social media, various figures reacted to the announcement, with users such as kraymagnon praising the action while quoting the presidential message: "We will find you and we will kill you." User lindaelaine3 also shared the details of the official statement, noting positively the professionalism with which the operation was carried out.

These sources are generally identified with support for the current US administration's foreign and security policy, and their reports present the event as an unequivocal intelligence and operational success in the global war on terror.