ConflictChange to group/activity2026-05-16🇳🇬
Trump says US and Nigerian forces eliminated ISIS leader Abu Bilal al Minuki in Africa
actor1: United States -> actor2: Islamic State (ISIS)
On 2026-05-16, U.S. and Nigerian forces reportedly carried out an operation that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom Trump described as a top ISIS leader, in Africa. The article says the mission was executed by American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria, but it does not give a more specific location. The event is coded as a confirmed change in ISIS activity/leadership, with one reported fatality.
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NigeriaWestern AfricaNigeriaAfrica9.082, 8.675
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