Second in Command ISIS Scumcrumpet Got His Goats

President Donald Trump announces the top ISIS terrorist member responsible for killing 13 American troops during the Afghanistan withdrawal is in U.S. custody? Wait, no. Scratch that. The latest update is even better: the savage is dead and has gone to meet his farm animals.

The President announced late Friday that U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out an operation that killed a global ISIS leader and first class scumcrumpet. He identified the terrorist as Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as ISIS’s second-in-command globally.

"Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

"Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, thought he could hide in Africa, but little did he know we had sources who kept us informed on what he was doing," Trump continued. "He will no longer terrorize the people of Africa, or help plan operations to target Americans."

Trump also thanked the Nigerian government for its cooperation in the mission."With his removal, ISIS’s global operation is greatly diminished," he added.

In a Saturday morning X post, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed U.S. forces, in coordination with the Armed Forces of Nigeria, killed al-Minuki and other ISIS leaders and provided more details about al-Minuki's role within ISIS.

"Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was the senior ISIS General Directorate of Provinces Emir — the number two for ISIS globally — responsible for overseeing the planning of attacks, directing hostage-taking and managing financial operations," Hegseth wrote. "The removal of him and other ISIS personnel makes Americans safer by further degrading ISIS’s ability to plan and carry out attacks that threaten the U.S. homeland, American citizens, and innocent civilians."

"Operations like last night’s demonstrate the exceptional lethality, patience and skill of U.S. forces, amplified alongside willing and capable partners, to address shared threats," Hegseth wrote. "This should serve as a reminder that we will hunt down those who wish to harm Americans or innocent Christians, wherever they are."

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth leaves a state banquet hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Hegseth said U.S. Africa Command carried out the "precise operation to remove this terrorist" at Trump's direction and in conjunction with Nigeria's president.

The secretary reiterated how Trump in November "declared to the world that we will help protect Christians in Nigeria and instructed the Department of War to prepare for action.""So, for months, we hunted this top ISIS leader in Nigeria who was killing Christians, and we killed him — and his entire posse," Hegseth wrote.

The announcement comes after U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it carried out multiple strikes against more than 30 ISIS targets in Syria in February as part of a joint military effort to "sustain relentless military pressure on remnants from the terrorist network."

CENTCOM said U.S. forces struck ISIS infrastructure and weapons-storage targets using fixed-wing, rotary-wing and unmanned aircraft.

The U.S. military carried out ten strikes against more than 30 ISIS targets in Syria following a December ambush that killed U.S. troops. (CENTCOM)

Trump told reporters on Jan. 27 that he had a "great conversation" with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

"All of the things having to do with Syria in that area are working out very, very well," he said at the time. "So, we are very happy about it."

CENTCOM announced in February that more than 50 ISIS terrorists had been killed or captured and more than 100 ISIS infrastructure targets struck during two months of targeted operations in Syria.

The U.S. launched Operation Hawkeye Strike in response to an ISIS ambush that killed two U.S. service members and an American interpreter Dec. 13, 2025, in Palmyra, Syria.

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Massive airstrike in Syria neutralizes 68

Palmyra, Syria -- On Wednesday, an Israeli airstrike in Syria struck three positions used by Hezbollah and other pro-Iranian terrorist organizations.

A series of Israeli airstrikes in eastern Syria resulted in the deaths of at least 68 individuals, according to a Syrian opposition group, marking it as one of the most lethal attacks attributed to Israel in the region in recent years.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), an anti-regime watchdog based in London, reported that the strikes involved three separate attacks by Israeli warplanes on Wednesday. These attacks targeted positions held by Hezbollah and other groups allied with Iran near Palmyra, in the Homs district.

The SOHR updated their casualty figures on Thursday, stating that all 68 victims were combatants. This included 42 Syrian fighters linked to pro-Iranian militias, among them five officers collaborating with Hezbollah. Additionally, the casualties comprised four Lebanese Hezbollah members and 22 fighters from the Nujaba Movement who were not Syrian.

The strikes also wounded 43 people, with seven of those being civilians, as per the SOHR's report.

The Syrian government's news agency, SANA, corroborated the event, reporting that at least 36 Syrians were killed and over 50 were wounded in the attacks.

“The Zionist entity committed a horrific crime in Palmyra today, which claimed the lives of 36 citizens and injured dozens of others in the air aggression carried out by Israeli aircraft, targeting a number of residential buildings and causing material damage to the buildings and surrounding area.” Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement to SANA Wednesday.

The Syrian defense ministry reported that among the Syrian nationals killed in the airstrikes, ten were soldiers of the Syrian army.

The Israeli military chose not to comment on the matter when approached regarding the airstrikes.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the attacks consisted of two bombings within the Al-Jam’iya neighborhood of Palmyra. These strikes hit a weapons storage facility and a building where leaders of pro-Iranian militias were stationed.

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ISIS Sunni jihadists re-enter Palmyra

Syrian activists of the Palmyra Coordination Collective said that the Islamic State fighters have re-entered Palmyra, the historic city located in central Syria. The jihadists were kicked out by Russian and Syrian forces nine months ago, but have returned like that long hair on your aunt Sadie's cheek.

According the the activists, ISIS seized the city's military warehouse and the northern and western neighborhoods. They also captured several government positions, oil fields and strategic hilltops in their three-day campaign for the fun and glory of Allah.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based group, said the militants reached Palmyra's Tadmor Hospital as well as its strategically located wheat silos.

Never adverse to destroying anything they deem as un-Islamic, they went to work on the city's famed ancient Roman monuments and murdered its archaeological director after they swept into town in July 2015. They were able to hold Palmyra for 11 months and have only now returned to once again re-take it.

Now if only President-elect Donald Trump will do as he promised once he takes the oath of office, we can all take a short break from the next installment of "Welcome to the Seventh Century."



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Is Bashar "The Chin" Assad in bed with ISIS?

Sky News reports that Bashar "The Chin" al-Assad and ISIS may have struck a deal with each other regarding the battleground. That is, Assad and ISIS may have agreed to certain unspoken rules of where they will engage.

One such deal was over the city of Palmyra.

The files obtained by Sky News show that the militant groups has been training foreign jihadists much longer than security services originally suspected and that a network of sleeper cells is spread across Europe and is planning further attacks in the style of Brussels and Paris.

ISIS defectors have revealed to the news agency that Palmyra was returned to Assad's government forces by ISIS as part of cooperative agreements from years ago, and letters obtained by Sky News, along with over 22,000 files seem to confirm this.

The new letters show that there is an agreement with the Assad regime to withdraw ISIS weapons from Palmyra. There is also a deal between the two groups to trade oil and fertilizer, and that Assad told ISIS about impending attacks and had the merry band of scumcrumpets evacuated before the Syrian army attacked.

It seems fairly obvious that there is collusion between ISIS and Assad. 

Now all we need to know is if there is any collusion between Saudi Arabia and CIA Director John Brennan over the 9/11 secret documents regarding Saudi Arabia's possible involvement.




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The Bad Guys Defeat the Other Bad Guys

Sunday-- Assad's Syrian forces with the help of Putin's airstrikes, have recaptured Palmyra from Daesh terrorists (aka ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State, and whatever else they come up with).

The weak-chinned leader's forces have been on the attack there for almost three weeks to recapture what ISIS took back in last May. This victory at Palmyra has saved a town whose 2,000 year old ruins had been a huge tourist trap of the country, attracting thousands of visitors each year.

ISIS has not been doing so well of late, especially after this setback. Beheadings are down, immolations have gone cold, and many of the men in black are feeling depressed, as if Allah has let them down.

The Syrian advance is the latest of ISIS setbacks coming in Iraq and Syria, and President for Life Assad lisped that the offensive had been a "significant achievement." 

Isn't it interesting that dictatorial killers like Bashar al-Assad and Ernesto Che Guevara were both medical practitioners? Must have had their fill of the "helping professions" and tried the opposite approach.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based at a relatively safer location in Coventry, England confirmed the recapture of Palmyra and that about 400 Muslim jihadists were killed, according to Sky News.

Syrian state TV reported that the overthrow of Daesh offered "new evidence of the effectiveness of the strategy espoused by the Syrian army and its allies in the war against terrorism." 

But Allen West and others have said that you can't have a war on terrorism because you'd be having a war on a strategy. It's a war on people,  and they are Islamic jihadists who take their Koran seriously--not with the proverbial grain of salt like the non-violent Muslims do.

"That's the heaviest losses that ISIS has sustained in a single battle since its creation," Rami Abdel Rahman of the Observatory said. "It is a symbolic defeat for ISIS comparable with that in Kobani." 

Russian jets flew 40 sorties around Palmyra and struck 158 targets which killed 100 dark souls belonging to the ISIS scumcrumpets. The airstrikes have helped Syria and have done more to confront the war on the Islamic State than all the strong words Barack Hussein Obama has thrown at them whenever he believes he must in order to pacify the patriots.

Syrian state TV interrupted its regular programming of the "Homs Shopping Channel" to feature a documentary about Palmyra and its famous archeological sites. Earlier programming aired national songs as well as videos released by ISIS showing their horrific acts of violence in Syria and Iraq, all in the name of Allah, aka Mohammad.

One TV reporter spoke live (for now) from Palmyra pointing out Syrian troops in the center of town and showing some of the building reduced to rubble, causing some viewers to make comments such as: "This place looks like Detroit."

When ISIS first took Palmyra, they began to demolish some of the more famous monuments because, according to Islam, ancient ruins promote idolatry. Ant idolatry is worse than killing your daughter for listening to music or becoming Kosher. 

ISIS used Palmyra's ancient amphitheater to stage public executions, including the beheading of the (former) Palmyra antiquities chief. They also tore down Tadmur prison where thousands of Syrian government opponents had been tortured by old "Weak Chin."




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Is Putin planning to send 150,000 troops to Syria?

According to a report in the Daily Express, Vladimir Putin is planning to send 150,000 troops to Syria to remove ISIS from their self-declared capital in Raqqa. One source said "It is very clear that Russia wants to sweep up the west of the country, taking Raqqa and all the oil and gas resources around Palmyra. This is fast becoming a race to Raqqa--to secure the oil fields they need to cleanse the region of insurgents, and the IS capital is vital to do that."

The day prior to this revelation, Russian airstrikes destroyed nine ISIS outposts with their bunker-busting bombs. They blew up a command center and likely killed scores of scumcrumpets.

Russian army official, Andrei Kartapolov promised to ramp up the pressure on ISIS and said "We will not only continue strikes . . . We will also increase their intensity."

Igor Konashenkov of the Russian Defense Ministry said "Over the past 24 hours, Sukhoi Su-34 and Su-24M fighter jets have performed 20 sorties and hit nine Islamic State installation."

This is Obama's definition of weakness.

In spite of the history of the Daily Express having been on the wrong side of accuracy, we should have no doubts about Russia's desire to control the world's oil reserves, and this is a step in the right direction to do just that. 

While it would be an arduous task to get 150,000 troops to Syria to fight, know that Putin will likely get Russia deeply involved in becoming the go-to guy in the Middle East, while Obama plays golf and twiddles his thumbs. 

Even Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has met with Putin because Obama, at the end of the day, is clearly throwing Israel under the tank.

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