President Trump frequently cast himself as a 'president of peace,’ claiming he was worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize. President Trump and many Republicans, including Ted Cruz, have accused Nigeria of enabling a ‘Christian genocide’ in the country. The US intensified air attacks in the East African country since February 2025, according to the New America Foundation. The US has been conducting air attacks in Somalia for a long time, targeting armed groups, including al-Shabab, a group affiliated with al-Qaeda. “Today, the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed,” Trump wrote in a celebratory post on Truth Social the day after.

Source: Mint January 05, 2026 08:11 UTC