Trump Announces U.S. Strikes on ISIS in Nigeria as AFRICOM Confirms Operation

Overview

• Trump said U.S. forces conducted numerous deadly strikes in northwest Nigeria and vowed further action if attacks on Christians continue.
• U.S. Africa Command stated it carried out an attack at the request of Nigerian authorities, reporting several ISIS fighters killed.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lauded his department’s readiness and thanked the Nigerian government for its cooperation.
• O Globo reported this was the first U.S. military action in Nigeria under Trump’s current term.
• Coverage situates the strikes within sustained jihadist violence and NGO reports of kidnappings and sexual assaults, while Nigerian officials and analysts dispute a religious-persecution framing.