US EditionTrump calls Nigeria strike his ‘Christmas present’ to ISIS
US airstrikes in Sokoto State killed multiple ISIS militants in a coordinated operation with Nigeria, marking the first US military intervention there this year, officials said.
- US forces struck ISIS targets in Sokoto State on Thursday after President Donald Trump delayed the attack from Wednesday, calling it a 'Christmas present'.
- After weeks of warnings from the White House, the Pentagon planned strikes last month at Nigeria's request following intelligence sharing, with Donald Trump framing the attacks as targeting militants accused of killing primarily Christians.
- Launched from a US warship in the Gulf of Guinea, the strikes killed multiple ISIS terrorists, with missile remnants found in Jabo and residents reporting panic after a 10pm Thursday hit.
- Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria's Foreign Minister, said the government could accept US military support and disputed religious targeting claims, though some criticised learning of strikes from Trump's social media; US officials warned more action is coming.
- Facing a security crisis that has killed thousands in recent years, Nigeria is the sixth country the United States has attacked this year, amid a complex conflict affecting 220 million people with multiple armed groups including ISWAP, Boko Haram, and Lakurawa.
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