US seized largest terrorist electronic intelligence cache since 9/11 in Nigeria raid

American forces recovered the largest cache of terrorist electronic intelligence since the September 11, 2001 attacks during a recent counterterrorism operation in northeast Nigeria, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official revealed. The operation targeted the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).

Sebastian Gorka, U.S. Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council, described the raid as a major success for the Trump administration's counterterrorism efforts. He stated that 199 jihadists were killed in the operation, preventing them from harming Americans. "That is the biggest neutralisation of enemy killed in action since September the 11th," Gorka said.

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I watched our operators kill 199 jihadis in one operation. That is the biggest neutralisation of enemy killed in action since September the 11th, 199 jihadists who will not harm Americans again.

Beyond the neutralization of militants, Gorka emphasized the significance of the intelligence materials recovered. "From that raid, we needed an extra plane to bring home all the electronic material that we captured in those camps," he stated. "The haul was three times bigger than any enemy electronics haul since 9/11."

While Gorka did not name the specific operation, his description aligns with a joint Nigeria-U.S. raid in May that eliminated Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a top ISWAP commander, also known as Abubakar Mainok. Nigerian authorities confirmed the operation killed Mainok and several lieutenants, though their reported figure of 175 terrorists killed differs from Gorka's number. U.S. intelligence experts are currently examining the seized electronic devices for valuable information.

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From that raid, we needed an extra plane to bring home all the electronic material that we captured in those camps. The haul was three times bigger than any enemy electronics haul since 9/11.