Trump says US launched strike against ISIL in northwest Nigeria

According to US President Donald Trump, the country has launched an airstrike against ISIL (ISIS) fighters in northwest Nigeria.

Trump stated in a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday evening that “the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria” under my leadership as Commander in Chief.

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Trump claimed that ISIL fighters had “targeted and viciously” killed “innocent Christians at levels not seen for many years, and even centuries”!

Trump said, “I’ve previously warned these terrorists that hell would be upon them if they did not stop the slaughter of Christians,” and tonight that was exactly what it was.

The Africa Command of the US military, which oversees operations in Africa, claimed in a post on X that the airstrike was ordered by the Nigerian government and had killed “multiple ISIS terrorists.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a message on social media praising the support and cooperation of the Nigerian government, adding that there would be “more to come” without providing more information.

According to AFRICOM, the strike took place in “Soboto state,” which appears to be a reference to Nigeria’s Sokoto state.

Trump announced the US military action in response to allegations of Christian persecution in Nigeria, and he said he had given the Pentagon the ultimatum to start making plans for potential military action there.

According to the government of Nigeria, armed groups attack both Christian and Muslim communities in the country, and the US’s claims that Christians face persecution do not reflect the country’s complex security situation and ignore efforts by the country to protect religious freedom.

Donald Trump had claimed that Nigerians were not doing enough to protect its Christian community in his first term as president, and that the threat of US military action had been “percolating for some time.”

“But with the support of the Congress and the State Department, they have since issued a statement that Nigeria is a particular country of concern regarding the rights of Christians, and we’ve been informed that the US has begun conducting overflight surveillance of Nigeria from an airbase in Accra, Ghana, over the past few weeks. And this is what Rattansi said.

The Trump administration acts on Christmas Day. I’m confident that Trump’s Christian evangelical base will enjoy this,” he said.