President Donald Trump said the U.S. launched airstrikes in northwest Nigeria on Christmas night targeting ISIS militants he accused of killing Christians, calling the operation decisive and warning further attacks would follow if the violence continues. The Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing. Last month, Trump threatened to "do things in Nigeria that Nigeria is not going to be happy about" and "go into that now disgraced country guns-a-blazing." "The President was clear last month: the killing of innocent Christians in Nigeria (and elsewhere) must end," Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on X. The violence prompted Trump to designate Nigeria a "country of particular concern," though the Nigerian government disputes the U.S. assessment.

Source: Fox News December 26, 2025 19:30 UTC