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ISIS terror leader at large after US strike kills top commander amid rising Africa threat: analyst
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Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, ISIS’s shadow commander in West Africa, was killed May 16 using what an extremism analyst describes as one of the hardest forms of intelligence to detect, after decades being shielded by «deep local networks» across the region.
While the killing dealt one of the biggest blows to ISIS’s global network in years, disrupting operations in northeastern Nigeria, the terror group’s top leader, Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, remains at large as Africa becomes the movement’s global epicenter.
«There is no single ISIS ‘headquarters’ in Nigeria; ISWAP (Islamic State West Africa Province) operates dozens of small, shifting camps scattered across the Lake Chad islands and the Borno bush,» Dr. Omar Mohammed, Senior Research Fellow at the GW Program on Extremism, told Fox News Digital.
«Al-Minuki would have had no smartphones, relying instead on courier-based communications and constant movement between these small camps,» he said.
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Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, ISIS’s shadow commander in West Africa, was killed May 16. (Pictures from History/Universal Images Group)
President Donald Trump’s explicit reference to «sources who kept us informed» points directly to human intelligence, or HUMINT — the hardest form of intelligence for a target to detect or counter, Mohammed explained.
The precision strike successfully penetrated defenses that had been held for years.
«He would have utilized deep local networks the Nigerian military has struggled to penetrate for over a decade,» Mohammed added.
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«His operational security would have been severe,» Mohammed said. «But two things eventually undo even careful targets: time generates patterns, and human sources are extremely difficult to defeat.»
«Despite severe operational security, al-Minuki was ultimately compromised through persistent human intelligence,» he noted. «Al-Minuki knew he was marked.»
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ISIS caliph Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi is believed to have fled to Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post)
The Nigerian army described the strike as «a meticulously planned and highly complex precision air-land operation» carried out Saturday between midnight and 4 a.m. in Metele, located in Borno State in northeast Nigeria.
U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, placed the strike in northeastern Nigeria, with Nigerian army communications pointing specifically to the Metele region.
Despite the tactical success, the current ISIS «caliph,» or overall leader, remains on the run, according to reports.
Al-Qurashi was «named following his predecessor’s death in Syria,» Mohammed claimed.
«He is deliberately faceless, with analysts describing this line of leaders as the ‘caliphs of the shadows,’» Mohammed said, noting al-Qurashi assumed leadership after Turkish authorities killed his predecessor in 2023.
While al-Qurashi’s exact location is unknown, reports indicate he traveled from Syria or Iraq through Yemen to Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region.
«This is where the financial hub also sits, meaning the entire center of gravity of the organization — leadership, finance, operational direction — has been quietly relocating to Africa for years,» Mohammed said.
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«Africa has transitioned from a peripheral theater to the operational and financial center of global ISIS activity,» Dr. Omar Mohammed, Senior Research Fellow at the GW Program on Extremism, explained to Fox News Digital. (Jaron Willis/AFRICOM)
Data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project confirms this regional shift, showing more than two-thirds of all Islamic State global activity now takes place in Africa.
«Africa has transitioned from a peripheral theater to the operational and financial center of global ISIS activity,» Mohammed explained. «Africa is no longer a peripheral theater. It is the main one. Funding is overwhelmingly local and extractive — taxation, ransom, smuggling — which is precisely why these networks are so resilient.»
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«Al-Minuki, for example, rose through ISWAP and operated across the Lake Chad Basin and into the wider Sahel,» he noted.
«Still, staking out al-Minuki is the most significant blow to ISIS’ global leadership architecture since the al-Baghdadi raid in 2019, executed in the theater that has quietly become the group’s beating heart,» Mohammed said before adding the strike was «not a one-off kinetic moment.»
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El error que miles cometen al medirse la presión: especialistas alertan sobre malas prácticas en el Día Mundial de la Hipertensión
En el marco del Día Mundial de la Hipertensión, que se conmemora este 17 de mayo, especialistas y organizaciones internacionales encendieron las alertas sobre un problema silencioso que afecta a millones de personas: medirse mal la presión arterial.
Aunque controlar la presión es una de las herramientas más importantes para prevenir enfermedades cardiovasculares, expertos advierten que muchos pacientes cometen errores durante la medición que alteran los resultados y generan falsas sensaciones de seguridad o alarmas innecesarias.
La campaña global de este 2026, impulsada por la World Hypertension League bajo el lema “¡Controlando la hipertensión juntos!”, busca precisamente reforzar la importancia de realizar controles periódicos y correctamente ejecutados.
La hipertensión arterial, conocida como el “enemigo silencioso”, rara vez presenta síntomas evidentes en sus etapas iniciales. Esto provoca que miles de personas vivan durante años con presión alta sin diagnóstico ni tratamiento.
De acuerdo con datos de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) y la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), una de cada tres personas adultas padece hipertensión, y una gran parte ni siquiera sabe que tiene la enfermedad.
Especialistas advierten que errores aparentemente simples pueden modificar los valores de presión arterial y afectar decisiones médicas importantes.
Hablar durante la medición, usar el celular, cruzar las piernas o colocarse el brazalete sobre la ropa son algunas de las prácticas más frecuentes que alteran los resultados.
También influye medirse inmediatamente después de hacer ejercicio, consumir café, fumar o incluso tener la vejiga llena.
“Una medición incorrecta puede retrasar el diagnóstico y afectar el tratamiento oportuno”, advierten expertos en el marco de la campaña internacional.
La hipertensión no controlada aumenta considerablemente el riesgo de infartos, accidentes cerebrovasculares, insuficiencia cardíaca y daño renal.
Las recomendaciones médicas para obtener resultados confiables son claras y relativamente sencillas.
Antes de medir la presión arterial, la persona debe descansar al menos cinco minutos.
Además, debe permanecer sentada con la espalda apoyada, ambos pies sobre el suelo y sin cruzar las piernas.
El brazo debe colocarse a la altura del corazón y apoyado sobre una superficie firme.
Durante la medición no se recomienda hablar, moverse ni utilizar dispositivos electrónicos.
También se aconseja evitar café, tabaco y actividad física al menos 30 minutos antes del procedimiento.
Los especialistas recomiendan que en una primera evaluación la presión se mida en ambos brazos.
Posteriormente, debe utilizarse siempre el brazo que registre valores más altos.
En controles caseros, la consistencia también es importante: lo ideal es utilizar siempre el mismo brazo para comparar resultados con mayor precisión.
Entre las prácticas más comunes que afectan la exactitud de la medición destacan:
- Tomarse la presión inmediatamente después de actividad física.
- Hablar o revisar el celular durante el procedimiento.
- Colocar el brazalete encima de la ropa.
- Utilizar dispositivos no calibrados o de baja calidad.
- Hacer una sola medición en vez de dos o tres para promediar resultados.
Los expertos también alertan sobre el uso de equipos domésticos de mala calidad o sin validación clínica.
La recomendación es utilizar preferiblemente aparatos automáticos de brazo, ya que los dispositivos de muñeca suelen ser menos precisos.
Además, sugieren adquirir equipos en farmacias o puntos de venta confiables y asegurarse de que el brazalete sea del tamaño adecuado para el brazo del paciente.
Los especialistas recomiendan revisar periódicamente el funcionamiento del aparato con ayuda de un profesional de salud.
El llamado de este Día Mundial de la Hipertensión ocurre en momentos en que las enfermedades cardiovasculares continúan siendo una de las principales causas de muerte a nivel mundial.
La detección temprana sigue siendo uno de los principales desafíos, especialmente porque muchas personas descubren que padecen hipertensión después de sufrir una complicación grave.
Por eso, los expertos insisten en que controlar la presión arterial no debe verse como un procedimiento ocasional, sino como una práctica preventiva permanente, especialmente en personas con factores de riesgo como obesidad, diabetes, sedentarismo, tabaquismo o antecedentes familiares.
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Netanyahu ‘blunder’ threatens US-backed Israel-UAE alliance at critical moment with Iran: analyst
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Chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports on a drone attack against a nuclear power plant in the UAE as President Donald Trump is set to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid stalled negotiations with Iran.
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The U.S.-brokered alliance designed to counter Iran in the Middle East is showing signs of strain amid tensions between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, an analyst says, as the possibility of a broader conflict with Tehran intensified Sunday.
The friction first surfaced May 13 after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he held a «historic breakthrough» meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a «secret visit» to Al Ain near the Oman border.
The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a swift denial following the announcement.
The ministry said, «Its relations with Israel are public and were established within the framework of the well-known and publicly declared Abraham Accords. These relations are not based on secrecy or clandestine arrangements.»
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It added, «Therefore, any claims regarding undisclosed visits or arrangements are baseless unless issued by the relevant official authorities in the UAE.»
«The stakes are high,» Middle East Institute analyst Natan Sachs told Fox News Digital.
«I imagine the Israelis are working overtime to mend relations with the UAE, but it is too early to tell,» he said.
President Donald Trump spoke with Netanyahu on Sunday as tensions over Iran escalated and with the Israeli leader saying he was «prepared for every scenario.»
The leaders discussed the possibility of renewing the war with Iran as well as Trump’s recent trip to China, according to the Times of Israel.
Sachs, a senior fellow at the institute, said Netanyahu’s UAE meeting claim «seems like a diplomatic blunder because it embarrasses the UAE.»
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and United Arab Emirates Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan join President Trump for the Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Sept. 15, 2020. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
«This was an odd move to make since the UAE has been a close partner of Israel, even during this war,» Sachs said.
«Either Netanyahu didn’t think, or he was thinking about something else — domestic politics. It would not be the first time he did that.»
«To the degree that the Emirati anger is genuine, it would have meant working to preserve trust with their Gulf Arab ally,» Sachs added.
«I would also not rule out Emirati anger at the leak itself, which could be seen as a break of trust — something very important to the Emirati leadership.»
The Abraham Accords, brokered by the United States in 2020, fundamentally altered the regional balance by normalizing relations between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.
Security cooperation has since expanded significantly due to shared concerns over Iran’s military ambitions.
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Foreign workers watch a tall plume of black smoke rising after an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, 2026. Iran’s strikes on Gulf neighbors since Feb. 28, following a U.S.-Israeli attack, forced the UAE to close its airspace, disrupting travel to the region. (Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images)
That alliance was tested when Iran launched strikes against UAE military and energy infrastructure during Operation Epic Fury.
Israel is said to have deployed Iron Dome air-defense systems and personnel to the UAE, according to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. The UAE confirmed Sunday that it had intercepted three drones coming from the west.
«The UAE received much of the fire from Iran. It is the most vulnerable to Iranian short-range missiles, which are more plentiful and cheaper than the medium-range missiles fired at Israel,» Sachs said.
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«While short-range missiles can be intercepted, Iran has many more of them. The UAE took the most hits, yet it stood out by sticking most clearly to its strategy of open partnership with Israel.»
«But the public disclosure that Netanyahu himself visited may have just been seen as a step too far,» Sachs added.
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