President Donald Trump said on Thursday (December 25, 2025) that US forces in northwestern Nigeria had carried out “powerful and deadly” attacks against members of the Islamic State (IS), promising that there would be more if that organization continued to kill Christians in that country.
The Republican added that the War Department carried out numerous perfect strikes against Islamic State camps on Christmas Day.
“Tonight, under my leadership as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly attack against the terrorist scum of ISIS in northwestern Nigeria,” Trump posted on his Truth Social network.
“I had previously warned these terrorists that they would pay dearly if they did not stop the massacre of Christians, and that was the case tonight,” the president added.
The US military’s Africa Command said in a post on
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth praised his department’s willingness to act in Nigeria and said he was “grateful for the support and cooperation of the Nigerian government.”
The attacks mark the first U.S. forces in Nigeria under the Trump administration, which unexpectedly criticized the African country in October and November by claiming that Christians there were facing an “existential threat” that amounted to “genocide.”
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