Overview
- President Donald Trump announced that the United States carried out an airstrike against ISIS targets in northwestern Nigeria overnight Friday.
- Nigeria’s Defence Ministry said the mission was conducted by Nigerian forces in cooperation with the United States, citing intelligence gathered before the operation.
- Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar said he consulted U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and spoke with President Bola Tinubu, who he said authorized the strikes.
- Reporters in Sokoto state described an explosion near Jabo village in an area locals said had not seen militants for years.
- Authorities have not confirmed casualties, target details or the delivery platform, with TV footage showing rockets launching from an unnamed warship.