Air strike on ISIS.

President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) launched a deadly attack against the terrorist organization Islamic State in north-western Nigeria. He said in a ‘Truth Social’ post on social media that the attack was targeted at terrorists responsible for the alleged killings of Christians.

Trump said that at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against the ISIS terrorist gang in north-western Nigeria, which for many years has been brutally targeting primarily innocent Christians.

warning to terrorists

I had earlier warned these terrorists that if they did not stop the massacre of Christians, they would have to face dire consequences, and that is what happened tonight. Trump further said, the War Department carried out many precision strikes, as only America can do.

Will not allow Islamic terrorism to flourish

Under my leadership, our country will not allow radical Islamic terrorism to flourish. God bless our forces, and Merry Christmas to all, including the terrorists killed, whose numbers will be even higher if they continue to massacre Christians.

Pledge of Allegiance to ISIS

According to the US National Counterterrorism Center, ISIS-West Africa (ISIS-WA) was formed in 2015 after Boko Haram pledged allegiance to ISIS. According to the US, this branch attacks regional military targets and civil defense forces and often attacks government personnel, infrastructure and Christians.

Air strikes against terrorist group

Earlier on December 19 (local time), US and Jordanian forces carried out massive airstrikes against the Islamic State terror group in Syria, hitting more than 70 ISIS positions with more than 100 precision-guided munitions.

demonstration of peace through force

CentCom said in a post that the attacks were carried out overnight and described the operation as a demonstration of peace through force. The command also released a video showing footage of the air strikes. The operation came days after an attack by a suspected Islamic State attacker targeting a convoy of US and Syrian forces in the central Syrian city of Palmyra.