United States President, Donald Trump has confirmed airstrikes by US military operatives in coordination with Nigerian authorities against “Islamic State militants’ scum” in Sokoto, a state in Northern Nigeria.
A US official told Reuters that the operation killed multiple targets.
Trump, who was at his Mar-a-Lago residence, announced the military intervention on his social media platform, Truth Social, saying:
“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, and even centuries.
“I have previously warned these terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughter of Christians, there would be hell to pay — and tonight, there was.
“The Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing. Under my leadership, our country will not allow radical Islamic terrorism to prosper.”
Nigeria, which continues to battle multiple armed groups, said the US strikes were part of intelligence sharing and strategic coordination between both countries.
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