U.S. forces strike ISIS targets in Nigeria, Trump says

U.S. forces "launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS" in Nigeria's northwest on Christmas Day, President Trump announced Thursday.The big picture: U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on X it "conducted a strike at the request of Nigerian authorities in Soboto State killing multiple ISIS terrorists." What he's saying: Trump wrote on Truth social he directed the strike on the "Terrorist Scum," whom he said "have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries!"He continued: "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." The Department of Defense conducted "numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing," Trump added."Under my leadership, our Country will not allow Radical Islamic Terrorism to prosper. May God Bless our Military, and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead Terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues."Editor's note: This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.