US Conducts Additional Strikes Against ISIS in Nigeria

American forces carried out additional airstrikes against the ISIS terrorist group in northeastern Nigeria on May 17 in coordination with the Nigerian government, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on May 18. “Intelligence confirmed the targets were ISIS militants. Complete assessments are ongoing. No U.S. or Nigerian forces were harmed,” AFRICOM said in a statement. “The removal of these terrorists diminishes the group’s capacity to plan attacks that threaten the safety and security of the U.S. and our partners. “AFRICOM remains committed to leveraging specialized U.S. capabilities in support of our partners to defeat shared security threats.” The announcement of the strikes follows a May 15 operation that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second in command of ISIS globally, in the northeast of Nigeria....