US EditionUS launches strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria, Trump says
- On December 25, 2025, President Donald Trump announced U.S. strikes on Islamic State targets in northwest Nigeria, calling the attacks `powerful and deadly` against ISIS fighters.
- Months earlier, Trump had ordered the Pentagon to prepare for possible action, framing strikes as retaliation for militants targeting Christian communities in Nigeria and the U.S. recently imposed visa restrictions.
- U.S. Africa Command said the strike was conducted at Nigeria's request and killed multiple ISIS militants, but the administration released no specifics on targets or casualties.
- The two countries have set up a joint security task force, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth thanked Nigeria for its support while Daniel Bwala emphasized Nigeria's sovereignty.
- Observers noted the U.S. has conducted intelligence-gathering flights since late November amid a conflict killing thousands and displacing millions, while Nigeria's government says both Christians and Muslims suffer extremist attacks.
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After weeks of accusing the Nigerian government of failing to stop the persecution of Christians, Donald Trump announced on Christmas Day that the United States had carried out a series of attacks on the West African country. The attacks, directed against so-called Islamic State (ISIS) militants in northern Nigeria, constitute the latest American military intervention abroad under the leadership of the American president, who during the 2024 pre…
Why did Trump order strikes on Islamic State targets in Nigeria?
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday (December 25) that the American military conducted deadly airstrikes against the Islamic State targets in northwestern Nigeria. According to the US military's Africa Command, it carried out attacks in Sokoto state, which borders Niger to the north, that killed several terrorists
Trump accused the group of attacking Christian communities and the attack was coordinated with the Nigerian government
US launches strikes targeting IS militants in Nigeria, Trump says
The "powerful and deadly" strikes were carried out against so-called Islamic State group militants "targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians," the US president wrote on social media on Thursday night.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the U.S. Army had carried out "many" deadly strikes against the Islamic State in northwestern Nigeria. He promised further attacks if the organization continues what he called a "Christian massacre".
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