Afghanistan, Dec. 26 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said American forces carried out a deadly airstrike against ISIS fighters in northwestern Nigeria, citing security threats and militant violence.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States carried out an airstrike against Islamic State (ISIS) fighters in northwestern Nigeria, marking a rare public acknowledgment of U.S. military action in the country.
In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, December 25, Trump said the strike was ordered by him and described it as a "powerful and deadly" operation against ISIS militants.
Trump said he had previously warned the militants to stop what he described as the killing of Christians, adding that they had now "paid a heavy pric...