President Donald Trump stated Thursday that US forces performed lethal strikes towards Islamic State “Scum” in northwestern Nigeria, and vowed extra assaults if the militants maintain killing Christians.
With out offering particulars, the commander in chief stated “The Division of Conflict executed quite a few excellent strikes,” on Christmas Day, towards IS targets.
“I’ve beforehand warned these Terrorists that if they didn’t cease the slaughtering of Christians, there can be hell to pay, and tonight, there was,” Trump posted on his Fact Social platform.
“Could God Bless our Navy,” he stated, including provocatively, “MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, together with the useless Terrorists, of which there can be many extra if their slaughter of Christians continues.”
US Africa Command stated in an X submit that it performed a strike “on the request of Nigerian authorities…killing a number of ISIS terrorists.”
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth took to X to reward his division’s readiness to take motion in Nigeria, and stated he was “grateful for Nigerian authorities assist & cooperation.”
The assaults mark the primary by US forces in Nigeria below Trump, and are available after the Republican unexpectedly berated the west African nation in October and November, saying Christians there confronted an “existential risk” that amounted to “genocide” amid Nigeria’s myriad armed conflicts.
The diplomatic offensive was welcomed by some however interpreted by others as inflaming spiritual tensions in Africa’s most populous nation, which has seen bouts of sectarian violence prior to now.
Nigeria’s authorities and unbiased analysts reject framing the nation’s violence when it comes to spiritual persecution — a story lengthy utilized by the Christian proper in the US and Europe.
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