In a Christmas evening post on his social media platform, Trump offered no operational details and did not specify the scale of damage inflicted or the number of militants targeted in the operation.

DUBAI, Dec 26 - The United States' strike against Islamic State militants in Nigeria at the request of the country's government has put the spotlight on the group, amid concerns that it is making a comeback after it was defeated by a U.S.-led coalition in the Middle East. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Donald Trump said Thursday night that he’d launched a “powerful and deadly" U.S. strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians. “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against…

Few details were provided and it was not clear how many people were killed.

The US carried out strikes against ISIS targets in Nigeria. It signals Trump's serious approach to defeating radical Islamist terrorism.

A Nigerian lawyer mentions three reasons Trump first bombed terrorists in Sokoto before any other state. His post went viral and sparked reactions from netizens.

A US soldier who recently went viral on social media for predicting Donald Trump's military action in Nigeria has gone viral again after making another prediction.

A Muslim man addressed his fellow faithful on Trump’s bombing against ISIS terrorists in Sokoto. He shared why the US president’s action was not an attack on Islam.

The US Navy and Air Force on December 26 conducted a joint operation in Nigeria, targeting Islamic State militants. According to the Pentagon, over 20 terrorists linked to ISIS and affiliated groups were killed, and a major weapons depot was obliterated.