At the direction of the President of the United States and the Secretary of War, and in coordination with the Government of Nigeria, U.S. Africa Command conducted an operation against ISIS in Northeastern Nigeria on May 16, 2026.
The command’s initial assessment is that multiple terrorists, to include Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the director of global operations for ISIS, as well as other senior ISIS leaders, were killed during this operation. No U.S. service members were harmed.
| Date Taken: | 05.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.18.2026 03:48 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 1007173 |
| VIRIN: | 260516-D-D0492-1843 |
| Filename: | DOD_111709498 |
| Length: | 00:01:01 |
| Location: | NG |
| Downloads: | 3 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 3 |
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