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Shkruar nga PamfletiTrump, who positioned himself as the “peace candidate” in 2024, campaigned on the promise of extricating the US from decades of “endless wars.” However, his first year in the White House has been notable for the number of military interventions abroad, with attacks in Yemen, Iran, Syria and others, as well as a major military buildup in the Caribbean targeting Venezuela.
US President Donald Trump announced that on Christmas Eve, the US military had launched a "powerful and deadly" military operation against ISIS cells in northwestern Nigeria.
Through a message on his social network, Truth, Trump explained that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the brutal killing of innocent Christians in that region.
“Under my leadership, our country will not allow radical Islamic terrorism to flourish,” the president wrote. He called the Pentagon’s action “perfect” and added a stern message.
"Merry Christmas to everyone, including the dead terrorists. Their number will increase if the massacres against Christians continue," he said, reports 'The Guardian' .
According to Trump, he had previously warned the terrorists that they would face "hell" if they did not stop their attacks, and according to him, this happened last night.
The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) also confirmed the operation. They explained that the attack was carried out at the request of Nigerian authorities in Sokoto state.
Pete Hegseth, the head of the Pentagon, reinforced the president's message by saying that the War Department is always ready to act.
He thanked the Nigerian government for its cooperation and warned that further details about the operation would be made public in the future.
. @POTUS "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... pic.twitter.com/ct7rUW128t
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Nigeria is officially a secular country, but its population is almost evenly divided between Muslims (53%) and Christians (45%). Violence against Christians has attracted considerable international attention, particularly among the religious right in America, and has often been labeled as religious persecution.
However, Nigeria's government refuses to label the country's violence as religious persecution, saying in the past that armed groups target both Muslims and Christians, and U.S. claims that Christians face persecution fail to represent a complex security situation and ignore efforts to protect religious freedom. But the government has previously agreed to work with the U.S. to bolster its forces against militant groups.
Many analysts say the situation is complex and has long roots in the region's history. In some parts of the country, clashes between nomadic Muslim herders and predominantly Christian farming communities are rooted in competition for land and water.
Priests and pastors have increasingly been kidnapped for ransom, but some experts say this may be a trend driven by criminal incentives rather than religious discrimination.
Trump, who positioned himself as the “peace candidate” in 2024, campaigned on the promise of extricating the US from decades of “endless wars.” However, his first year in the White House has been notable for the number of military interventions abroad, with attacks in Yemen, Iran, Syria and others, as well as a major military buildup in the Caribbean targeting Venezuela./ Pamphlet
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