"The president had been claiming for weeks that members of the Christian community in the African country are being viciously killed' by Islamic jihadists Footage provided by the US Defense Department showing a strike against Nigeria on Thursday. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that the United States had attacked Islamic State (ISIS) targets in northwest Nigeria. He justified the strikes by saying that the Christian community is under threat in Africa's most populous country."
"Tonight, under my authority 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! he posted. I have previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was."
President Donald Trump announced that the United States attacked Islamic State (ISIS) targets in northwest Nigeria, claiming the strikes responded to Islamist violence against Christians. The announcement appeared on Truth Social and did not include operational details. A Defense Department official said the Pentagon collaborated with the Nigerian government and that the strikes had Nigerian approval. Trump and his allies have been drawing attention to alleged threats to Christians, sometimes using exaggerations and half-truths. The Christian population is estimated at 45% compared with 53% Muslim in Nigeria. Earlier warnings on social media threatened swift retaliation if the killings continued.
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