On Thursday, President Donald Trump declared that he had given the order to carry out a lethal assault against Islamic State militants in Nigeria, whom he has accused of abusing Christians there. Trump claimed in a social media post that he had ordered a “powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria,” who he claimed had been murdering innocent Christians.
The strikes in Sokoto state, which borders Niger to the north, were carried out “in coordination with Nigerian authorities,” according to US Africa Command. According to a news release, AFRICOM’s preliminary assessment states that “multiple ISIS terrorists were killed in the ISIS camps.
CNN has contacted the White House and AFRICOM for further clarification. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth expressed his gratitude for Nigerian government support and collaboration in a different social media post.
The Nigerian Foreign Ministry reaffirmed the nation’s commitment to protecting the rights of all citizens, “irrespective of faith or ethnicity,” and confirmed collaboration with the US on airstrikes on “terrorist targets” in a statement provided to CNN.
Our nation will not permit radical Islamic terrorism to flourish under my leadership. The president, who is enjoying the Christmas season at his Palm Beach resort, said, “May God bless our military and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead terrorists, who will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues.
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