The U.S. military carried out renewed strikes Sunday on Islamic State militants in Nigeria, where American forces recently carried out a separate operation against the group’s senior leadership. The latest attacks were coordinated with the Nigerian government,

Trump said the operation killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as "second in command of ISIS globally." Nigeria's president said the strike took place at a compound in the Lake Chad basin.

President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader in the Islamic State group.

From Wednesday's decision by Judge Amul Thapar, joined by Judges Julia Gibbons and Joan Larsen, in U.S. v. Ramic:

Trump thanked the government of Nigeria for its “partnership” on the operation, while not disclosing exactly where it took place or the form of attack involved.

President Donald Trump said American and Nigerian forces killed one of the Islamic State’s top commanders in an overnight operation. Trump named the target as Abu-Bilal al-Minuki and described him as the Islamic State’s second in command globally in a post on Truth Social.

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