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Trump says ISIS second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki eliminated

The Hindu · · 181 words · By Reuters
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“U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (May 15, 2026) that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, had been eliminated in an operation conducted by U.S. and Nigerian forces.”
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Multiple independent news sources (Reuters, The Guardian, and another web search result) confirm that President Donald Trump announced on May 15, 2026, the elimination of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki by U.S. and Nigerian forces.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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“Mr. Trump said in a post on Truth Social [that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was eliminated].”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that Trump used Truth Social to announce the elimination of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims. The Associated Press fact-checked several of Trump's statements from his first week…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and by its Arabic acronym Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State
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“Mr. Trump... thanked the Nigerian Government for its partnership in the operation.”
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Three separate web search reports confirm that Trump thanked the Nigerian government for its partnership in the operation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 25 December 2025, the United States in coordination with the Nigerian government conducted strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_in_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri (28 July 1971 – 27 October 2019), commonly known by his nom de guerre Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was an Iraqi militant leader and former teacher who was the founder and f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_al-Baghdadi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims. The Associated Press fact-checked several of Trump's statements from his first week…
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“Mr. Trump... had said that Christians there [in Nigeria] were being persecuted, which the African nation’s government denies.”
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Web search results confirm Trump's claims regarding the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and note that these claims have been contested or denied by the Nigerian government/army.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 25 December 2025, the United States in coordination with the Nigerian government conducted strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_in_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Religious violence in Nigeria refers to Christian–Muslim strife in Nigeria tracing back to 1953. The present religious violence in Nigeria is dominated by the Boko Haram insurgency, which aims to est…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_violence_in_Nigeria
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“The U.S. had struck what it said were Islamist bases in northwestern Nigeria on Christmas Day last year, following Mr. Trump’s accusations.”
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The claim is directly confirmed by a Wikipedia entry ('2025 United States strikes in Nigeria') stating that on December 25, 2025, the U.S. conducted strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, which is further corroborated by multiple web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Nigeria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Nigeria
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the early hours of October 31, 2020, United States Navy SEALs from the SEAL Team Six Silver squadron conducted an operation in Northern Nigeria, resulting in the rescue of an American hostage a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Nigeria_hostage_rescue
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 25 December 2025, the United States in coordination with the Nigerian government conducted strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_in_…
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