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US and Nigerian forces killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a pre-dawn strike in Borno State on May 16, 2026, with President Trump calling him ISIS's global second-in-command. While the operation marks the highest-profile joint counterterrorism action in West Africa, analysts dispute al-Minuki's exact rank, note a previous false claim of his death in 2024, and warn that ISWAP's decentralized structure may limit the long-term strategic impact of the strike.