Source: International Business Times
Nigerian and US forces conduct joint counterterrorism operations in Borno State region (Photo: Matthew Hintz/Pexels) US and Nigerian authorities say ISIS-linked commander Abu-Bilal al-Minuki has been killed in a joint counterterrorism operation in northeastern Nigeria, in a development that raises fresh questions about Islamic State operations across West Africa and ongoing security coordination in the region. The operation reportedly took place in Borno State, a long-standing centre of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) activity and one of the most volatile insurgency zones in the Lake Chad Basin region. According to Al Jazeera, US officials confirmed that a senior ISIS-linked figure was killed during the coordinated strike involving Nigerian forces, although they stressed that independent verification of his identity and role within the organisation is still ongoing amid continued intelligence assessments.
