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President Donald Trump arrives for a Rose Garden Club dinner for National Police Week in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 11, 2026. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
U.S. President Donald Trump said on May 15 that U.S. and Nigerian armed forces had killed the second-in-command of the ISIS terrorist group globally.
In a Truth Social post, Trump said the ISIS leader killed in the operation was identified as Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, who he said was attempting to hide in Africa.