US EditionUS Strikes Islamic State in Nigeria Following Trump’s Warning Over Christian Killings
- On December 25, 2025, President Donald Trump ordered U.S. strikes on ISIS targets in Sokoto State, northwest Nigeria, which U.S. Africa Command said killed multiple militants in coordination with Nigerian authorities.
- After weeks of warnings and policy moves, President Donald Trump ordered Pentagon planning last month and the State Department recently restricted visas and designated Nigeria under the International Religious Freedom Act.
- Reports show independent confirmation is limited, Malik Samuel said, `Lakurawa is a group that is actually controlling territories in Nigeria, in Sokoto state and in other states like Kebbi`, and Intersociety reports more than 7000 Christians massacred this year.
- Nigeriaʼs Foreign Ministry confirmed cooperation with the U.S. on air strikes and a joint U.S.‑Nigeria task force recently established includes intelligence exchange and strategic coordination.
- Analysts note that conflicts in Nigeria are multi-faceted, driven by ethnic rivalries, land disputes, and resource clashes, while PEW estimates Muslims are 56.1% and Christians 43.4% of a population of over 220 million.
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US targets ISIS with multiple strikes in Nigeria
American forces carried out strikes northwest Nigeria on Thursday, targeting Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria. President Donald Trump announced the operation on social media Thursday afternoon. He said the attack was against ISIS, which he said was killing Christian Nigerians in the country’s northwest. Trump did not provide many details on the operation, although U.S. Africa Command said in its own release that it hit several ISIS …
Trump brags US gave ISIS 'very bad Christmas present' with Nigeria strikes
President Donald Trump praised the U.S. military strikes against Islamic State terrorists in northwest Nigeria as a “very bad Christmas present,” during a surprise Friday appearance on WABC 770 AM. “I told Nigeria, and I told the people around Nigeria that if you do it, you’re going to get hit. And I said yesterday, I said, hit him on Christmas Day. It’ll be a Christmas present,” Trump told John Catsimatidis, host of WABC’s Sid & Friends in the …
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The missiles fired on Thursday from an American warship reached the state of Sokoto, a territory marked by insecurity, but far from the fief of the jihadists of Boko Haram and where Christians do not appear to be particularly threatened.
Military expert schools Fox News reporter who cheered missiles sent into Nigeria
President Donald Trump sent bombs into Nigeria Thursday, but one military expert was forced to school a Fox News host who cheered the expensive weaponry. Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson cheered, "U.S. Navy destroyer launching Tomahawk cruise missile into Nigeria targeting Islamic State on Christmas."Thomas Karako, the director of the Missile Defense Project and a senior fellow with the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Str…
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