US EditionTrump Threatens Military Action Against Nigeria
- On Friday, President Donald Trump designated Nigeria a country of particular concern over alleged killings of Christians.
- Senator Ted Cruz urged Congress to designate Nigeria amid claims of `Christian mass murder`, while Donald Trump warned `Christianity is facing an existential threat` and Nigeria was removed from the Country of Particular Concern list in 2023.
- Trump ordered the Pentagon to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria, citing a figure of 3,100 Christians killed without specifying the source or timeframe.
- Tinubu pushed back on Saturday, saying `Religious freedom and tolerance have been a core tenet of our collective identity and shall always remain so`, while the Nigerian Foreign Ministry vowed to defend all citizens regardless of faith.
- The designation could lead to sanctions that include bans on non-humanitarian aid, International Christian Concern said it "could significantly improve the lives of many Christians in Nigeria," while analysts note most victims are Muslims in the north.
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Trump Threatens War on Africa’s Most Populous Country To 'Save' 'Our Cherished Christians'
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Trump Addresses Christian Persecution in Nigeria With Warning To ‘Wipe Out’ Islamists - LewRockwell
President Donald Trump announced that he is preparing the U.S. military to potentially “wipe out” Islamic terrorists who are killing and kidnapping thousands of Christians each year. “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who ar…
Trump’s Statement on Nigeria Is Long Overdue
“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria,” wrote Donald Trump in a Friday afternoon Truth Social post. “Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN.’ ”Then, the following day: “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the USA will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, a…
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