International
oi-Prakash KL
US
President
Donald
Trump
on
Thursday
announced
that
his
army
has
launched
a
“deadly” strike
against
the
terror
organisation
Islamic
State
in
northwest
Nigeria.
In
a
social
media
post
on
Truth
Social,
the
US
President
said
that
the
US
was
carrying
out
an
attack
on
terrorists
over
the
alleged
killings
of
Christians.
President
Donald
Trump
announced
a
deadly
US
strike
against
ISIS
terrorists
in
northwest
Nigeria,
who
allegedly
targeted
Christians,
following
a
warning,
while
US
and
Jordanian
forces
conducted
air
strikes
against
ISIS
in
Syria,
attacking
over
70
targets.
“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!
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,” he
stated.
“The
Department
of
War
executed
numerous
perfect
strikes,
as
only
the
United
States
is
capable
of
doing.
Under
my
leadership,
our
country
will
not
allow
radical
Islamic
terrorism
to
prosper.
May
God
bless
our
military,
and
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
to
all,
including
the
dead
terrorists,
of
which
there
will
be
many
more
if
their
slaughter
of
Christians
continues,” Trump
added.
As
per
the
US
National
Counterterrorism
Centre,
“ISIS-West
Africa
(ISIS-WA)
was
formed
in
2015
when
Boko
Haram
pledged
allegiance
to
ISIS.
The
branch,
as
per
the
United
States,
attacks
regional
military
targets
and
civilian
defence
forces
and
frequently
attacks
government
personnel
and
infrastructure,
and
Christians.”
The
US
Central
Command
(CENTCOM)
on
December
19
said
that
US
and
Jordanian
forces
carried
out
large-scale
air
strikes
against
the
Islamic
State
terror
group
in
Syria.
It
attacked
over
70
ISIS
targets
with
more
than
100
precision-guided
munitions.
CENTCOM,
in
a
post
on
X,
stated
the
strikes
were
carried
out
overnight
and
described
the
operation
as
a
demonstration
of
“peace
through
strength.”
The
command
also
released
a
video
showing
footage
of
the
air
strikes.
The
operation
was
launched
following
a
suspected
Islamic
State
attacker
targeting
a
convoy
of
US
and
Syrian
forces
in
the
central
Syrian
town
of
Palmyra.
With
inputs
from
ANI
