Trump Hits ISIS in Nigeria on Christmas, Citing Mass Christian Killings
President Donald Trump stated that, acting as Commander in Chief, he directed the United States to carry out a “powerful and deadly strike” in northwest Nigeria against ISIS terrorists, whom he identified as responsible for targeting and killing innocent Christians at historically severe levels.
On Christmas night, President Donald Trump announced:
“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!”...
The strike follows weeks of intensifying reports of religiously targeted attacks against Christians in Nigeria, which experts and human rights advocates have consistently described as genocidal in nature. According to Breitbart News reports, Islamist groups such as Boko Haram and Fulani jihadist militias have carried out coordinated attacks across the Middle Belt and northern Nigeria for over a decade, focusing on the systematic eradication of Christian communities. These assaults have historically spiked around Christian holidays such as Christmas and Easter...
According to Open Doors, Nigerian Christians now endure an average of eight violent attacks per day — a crisis that critics say the government has consistently downplayed or ignored...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, in his Christmas Eve message, highlighted Israel’s protection of Christians, stating that it is “the only country in the Middle East where the Christian community is thriving.”...
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