India, Dec. 26 -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) announced that the United States launched "a powerful and deadly strike" targeting ISIS terrorists in Northwest Nigeria.

According to Trump, the strikes carried out by the "Department of War" were in response to what he called "vicious killing" of Christians.

Tonight, at my direction 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!" Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.

The Republican declared that the United States "will not allow radical ...