In a social media post, Trump said he directed American forces to carry out “a powerful and deadly strike” against ISIS. U.S. Africa Command said that the attack came “at the request of Nigerian authorities” and killed “multiple ISIS terrorists.

The US has intensified intelligence-gathering flights over Nigeria since late November, signaling deepening security cooperation amid Trump’s threats of possible military intervention and rising militant violence.

An attack by ISIS forces on U.S. servicemembers earlier this month prompted U.S. airstrikes and an entry ban on Syrian nationals, despite Trump’s embrace of Syria President Ahmad al-Sharaa

Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our Country, but are failing badly,” the President posted Wednesday on his Truth Social media platform and Elon Musk’s X.