U.S. and Nigerian forces have killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the Islamic State's second-in-command, in a joint operation. The move is seen as a significant blow to ISIS's operations in Africa and globally.
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Gunmen launched coordinated attacks early Saturday on Mali's capital and northern cities, including Kidal and Gao, with the army engaging attackers and later regaining control. The assaults mark the largest coordinated militant offensive in years amid ongoing insurgencies.
The United States has conducted two sets of self-defense strikes in Syria against facilities used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in response to attacks on U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the strikes were conducted at the direction of President Biden and were a “precision self-defense strike” to protect U.S. personnel and facilities. This is the first time the U.S. has targeted Iran-linked facilities in Syria and is part of an effort to combat Iran's presence in the region.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group has been killed in a raid in the northern Syrian town of Jandaris, which was carried out by Turkey's MIT intelligence agency. The suspected leader, codenamed Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, was "neutralized" in the operation, and his death is a major blow to the terror group, which has been weakened in recent years. It is hoped that this will be a major step in the eventual defeat of the terror group.
Sayfullo Saipov, an Islamic extremist who drove a truck along a popular bike path in 2017, killing eight people, will not face the death penalty after a jury in New York City was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. The jury deliberated for four days before deciding that Saipov, a 35-year-old Uzbekistan citizen, will receive an automatic sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Saipov's lawyers argued that he was mentally ill and had been radicalized by ISIS propaganda, while prosecutors argued that he was a cold-blooded killer who had planned the attack for months.