The US has launched airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Nigeria.
A US official told the Reuters news agency that the strikes were conducted at the request of Nigerian authorities.
The action in Soboto state killed multiple targets, the official said.
Announcing the military intervention on his social media platform Truth Social, the US president said: “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!
“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 War executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing.
“Under my leadership, our Country will not allow Radical Islamic Terrorism to prosper.”
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.
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