The attack comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department last month to prepare to intervene militarily in Nigeria to protect Christians from Islamic militants.

The attack comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department last month to prepare to intervene militarily in Nigeria to protect Christians from Islamic militants.

The United States carried out an airstrike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government.

“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,” Trump said

US President Donald Trump claimed the group had been targeting Christians in the region. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The US president says IS targets were attacked in north-western Nigeria, accusing the group of killing Christians.

Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. military carried out several strikes on alleged terrorists in northwest Nigeria on Thursday in retaliation for attacks on Christians in an area largely controlled by Islamists.

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…

U.S. conducts airstrike in northwest Nigeria against ISIS militants targeting Christians, following requests from Nigerian authorities.

The US president says IS targets were attacked in north-western Nigeria, accusing the group of killing Christians.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — 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 […]

President Donald Trump says he launched a “powerful and deadly” U.S. strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria.

The U.S. recently designated Nigera a “country of particular concern” under the International Religious Freedom Act.

President Donald Trump says he launched a “powerful and deadly" U.S. strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the government there of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the West African country.

Trump stated that he directed the U.S. to carry out a “powerful and deadly strike” in northwest Nigeria against ISIS terrorists.

Last month, Trump said he had ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria following the claims of Christian persecution. The State Department then announced in recent weeks that it would restrict visas for Nigerians and their family members involved in mass killings and violence against Christians in the West African country.

Washington DC: The United States on Thursday (local time) launched a "deadly" strike against the terror organisation Islamic State in northwest Nigeria,

The US said it struck ISIS-linked militants in Sokoto at Nigeria’s request, Trump said, warning more attacks would follow as Nigerian government confirms strike.

Trump said the United States launched Christmas night airstrikes in Nigeria targeting ISIS militants he accused of killing Christians in recent attacks.

US President Donald Trump said American forces carried out air strikes against ISIS militants in north-west Nigeria at the request of Nigerian authorities. He claimed the operation targeted extremists responsible for attacks on Christians, a characterisation Nigeria has disputed.

The US said that it conducted a strike "at the request of Nigerian authorities in (Sokoto state) killing multiple ISIS terrorists."

The US president says IS targets were attacked in north-western Nigeria, accusing the group of killing Christians.