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U.S. launches strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria, Trump says
The U.S. launched strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria on Thursday, President Trump said. “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years,
US Strikes ISIS in Nigeria: Trump
A missile is launched from a military vessel in a still from video released on Dec. 25, 2025. Department of War/Screenshot via The Epoch Times U.S. President Donald Trump announced a “powerful and deadly strike” targeting the ISIS terrorist group in northwest Nigeria on Dec. 25. Trump said on Truth Social that the terrorists targeted