Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced that large-scale attacks have been carried out against the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) in northwestern Nigeria. Donald Trump said on social media that he ordered the military to carry out the strikes. Trump said that ISIS is killing Christians in the African country of Nigeria. Therefore, I ordered my army to attack the members of this group. This will be done again if attacks on Christians continue.
Donald Trump mentioned a powerful attack on ISIS targets in Nigeria in a social media post on Thursday night. However, he did not provide any details in the post about how the attack was carried out or the extent of the damage. The White House has also not yet provided any information.
What Trump said
Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, "Tonight, at my direction as Commander-in-Chief, the United States launched a powerful and large-scale attack against ISIS terrorists in Northwest Nigeria. These terrorists were continuously targeting and brutally killing innocent Christians. This has not been seen in many years and centuries."
Trump further wrote in his post, "I had previously warned these terrorists that if they did not stop the massacre of Christians, they would face the consequences. That is exactly what happened tonight, when the US military carried out several precision strikes. Only America can do this. Our country will not allow terrorism to flourish."
Trump aggressive on Nigeria
Donald Trump recently said that he had ordered the Pentagon to plan military action in response to the atrocities against Christians in Nigeria. Following this, the US State Department also announced visa restrictions on Nigerians involved in large-scale killings and violence against Christians, as well as their family members. The US has designated Nigeria as a "country of particular concern" under the International Religious Freedom Act.
