PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 22: U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions arsenic helium announced the instauration of the “Trump-class” battleship during a connection to the media astatine Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property connected December 22, 2025 successful Palm Beach, Florida. Trump announced the caller people of vessel volition go the centerpiece of his “Golden Fleet” programme to rebuild and fortify the U.S. shipbuilding industry. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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The United States carried retired an airstrike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the petition of Nigeria's government, U.S. President Donald Trump and the U.S. subject said connected Thursday, claiming the radical had been targeting Christians successful the region.
"Tonight, astatine my absorption arsenic Commander successful Chief, the United States launched a almighty and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who person been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, guiltless Christians, astatine levels not seen for galore years, and adjacent Centuries!," Trump said successful a station connected Truth Social.
The U.S. military's Africa Command said connected X the strike was conducted astatine the petition of Nigerian authorities and killed aggregate ISIS militants.
The strike comes aft Trump starting successful precocious October began informing that Christianity faces an "existential threat" in Nigeria and threatened to militarily intervene in the West African state implicit what helium says is its nonaccomplishment to stop violence targeting Christian communities.
Reuters reported connected Monday the U.S. had been conducting intelligence-gathering flights implicit ample parts of Nigeria since precocious November.
Nigeria's authorities has said equipped groups people some Muslims and Christians, and U.S. claims that Christians look persecution bash not correspond a analyzable information concern and disregard efforts to safeguard religious freedom. But it has agreed to enactment with the U.S. to bolster its forces against militant groups.
The country's colonisation is divided betwixt Muslims surviving chiefly successful the northbound and Christians successful the south.
The president issued his statement connected Christmas Day portion helium was astatine his Palm Beach, Florida, Mar-a-Lago Club, wherever helium has been spending the holiday. He had nary nationalist events during the time and was past seen by the reporters traveling with him connected Wednesday night.
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