{"id":471704,"date":"2025-12-26T00:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T00:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/471704\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T00:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T00:19:11","slug":"trump-says-us-launched-strike-against-isil-in-northwest-nigeria-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/471704\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says US launched strike against ISIL in northwest Nigeria | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"post-label__text\">BREAKING<\/strong>BREAKING, <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__subhead\">US president says \u2018deadly strike\u2019 in Nigeria targeted ISIL fighters who had killed \u2018primarily, innocent Christians\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"avatar\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/al_jazeera_201312178595491377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/images-1-1754468937.jpg\"   aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Published On 25 Dec 202525 Dec 2025<\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p>share2<\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<p>The United \u200dStates \u200dhas carried out an air strike against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/tag\/isil-isis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISIL (ISIS)<\/a> fighters in northwest Nigeria, US \u2060President Donald Trump \u200bsaid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTonight, \u2060at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and \u200bdeadly strike \u200cagainst ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria,\u201d \u200cTrump said in a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list<\/p>\n<p>Trump said ISIL fighters had \u201c\u200ctargeted and viciously\u201d killed \u201cprimarily, innocent Christians, at \u2060levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>The US military\u2019s Africa Command (AFRICOM), which is responsible for operations in Africa, said in a post on X that the air strike was carried out \u201cat the request of Nigerian authorities\u201d and had killed \u201cmultiple ISIS terrorists\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The US military action comes weeks after Trump said he had ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria following claims of Christian persecution in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s government has said armed groups target both Muslim and Christian communities in the country, and US claims that Christians face persecution \u200cdo not represent a complex security situation and ignore efforts by Nigerian authorities to safeguard religious freedom.<\/p>\n<p>The US State Department had announced more recently that it would restrict visas for Nigerians and their family members involved in mass killings and violence against Christians in the West African country.<\/p>\n<p>This is a breaking news story. 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