Event Brief
US and Nigeria strike ISIS fighters again from air
Filed: May 18, 2026 at 11:02 AM ET
Summary: U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out air strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria days after Trump said a senior ISIS leader was killed.
WHO: U.S. and Nigerian forces
WHAT: Air strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria
WHEN: May 18, 2026 at 10:11 AM ET
WHERE: Nigeria
WHY: The strikes followed days after President Trump announced the killing of global ISIS leader Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.
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