Trump says ISIS leader was killed in joint US-Nigeria mission
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
Donald Trump announced that U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a key ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Mainuki, during a joint operation in Nigeria on Friday. In a late-night social media post, Trump described al-Mainuki as the group's second-in-command globally, stating he believed he could hide in Africa. U.S. officials considered him instrumental in ISIS's operations and finances, and he was reportedly planning attacks against U.S. interests. Al-Mainuki, born in Nigeria's Borno province in 1982, took over the West Africa branch of ISIS after the previous leader was killed in 2018. The operation is part of a series of covert missions announced by Trump this year.
AI summary · Source: Telemundo McAllen (KTLM) →
