Overview
- President Trump said he directed U.S. airstrikes in northwest Nigeria against ISIS militants, announcing the operation on Truth Social.
- He said the Pentagon — referred to by the administration as the Department of War — conducted “numerous perfect strikes.”
- Trump described the targets as militants responsible for killing primarily Christian civilians and warned of further action if such attacks continue.
- No official details on targets, casualties, or the number and timing of strikes were released, and U.S. or Nigerian authorities had not confirmed specifics as coverage labeled the situation developing.
- The announcement comes after U.S. strikes on ISIS targets in Syria on Dec. 19 following the deaths of two U.S. soldiers and an interpreter, as Nigeria’s government rejects portrayals of widespread anti-Christian persecution and analysts note many victims of armed groups are Muslims in the north.