Trump says ISIS leader was killed in joint mission by US and Nigeria
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
President Donald Trump stated that United States and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the extremist group ISIS during a mission carried out on Friday in Nigeria. Trump announced the joint operation in Africa's most populous country in a late-night social media post, offering few details. He noted that Abu Bakr al-Mainuki was the second-in-command of ISIS globally and that he 'thought he could hide in Africa, but he didn’t know we had sources keeping us informed about what he was doing.' Al-Mainuki was considered a key figure in the organization and finances of ISIS, and had been planning attacks against the United States and its interests, according to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to share sensitive information. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu confirmed the operation, stating that Al-Mainuki was killed along with 'several of his lieutenants during an attack on their compound in the Lake Chad basin.'
AI summary · Source: Telemundo McAllen (KTLM) →
