The United States carried out airstrikes against Daesh-linked terrorists in northwestern Nigeria, President Donald Trump said Thursday, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. involvement in a security crisis that has overwhelmed Africaβs most populous nation for years.
In a Christmas evening post on social media, Trump described the operation as a βpowerful and deadlyβ strike against fighters he said were βtargeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians.β
He offered no details on casualties or damage, and U.S. officials did not publicly identify the specific terrorist group targeted.
A Defense Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity because details had not been made public, said the strikes were carried out in coordination with Nigeria and approved by its government.
Nigeriaβs Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the cooperation, saying it involved intelligence s
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