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What You Need to Know<\/h4>\n

The recent U.S. military strikes in Nigeria, ordered by President Trump, targeted ISIS militants in response to alleged persecution of Christians. The strikes, which involved Tomahawk missiles launched from a Navy ship, have sparked controversy over the portrayal of the conflict as a religious persecution issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Africa. <\/strong> <\/span>International newspapers reviewed the details of the U.S. military strikes that targeted ISIS in northwestern Nigeria, and the reality of how the attack relates to the issue of persecuting Christians.<\/p>\n

The strikes came after weeks of U.S. President Donald Trump threatening the Nigerian government with direct military action if what he described as the \u201ckilling of Christians\u201d by armed Islamist groups did not stop.<\/p>\n

Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: \u201cThe United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against the scum of ISIS terrorists in northwestern Nigeria, who targeted and killed innocent Christians at levels we haven\u2019t seen in many long years\u2014indeed, even centuries!\u201d<\/p>\n

By contrast, Nigeria\u2019s official position maintains that the conflict\u2014which has claimed Christian and Muslim victims alike\u2014is driven by multiple armed groups with different motives, and that reducing it to a framework of \u201creligious persecution\u201d of one side misunderstands the crisis.<\/p>\n

1- What are the details of the strike?<\/b><\/p>\n

A military source told The New York Times that the strike was carried out using a U.S. Navy ship in the Gulf of Guinea, which launched more than 12 Tomahawk cruise missiles and hit two ISIS training camps in Sokoto State in northwestern Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The military official\u2014speaking on condition of anonymity\u2014added that the operation was coordinated with the Nigerian army.<\/p>\n

Sokoto lies on Nigeria\u2019s border with Niger, and an ISIS affiliate operates there known as the \u201cISIS Sahel branch\u201d or \u201cLakurawa,\u201d which attacks government forces and civilians alike, according to The New York Times, citing counterterrorism analyst Caleb Weiss.<\/p>\n

An initial assessment by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) concluded that \u201cmany ISIS terrorists\u201d were killed, according to The New York Times.<\/p>\n

According to The Washington Post, armed groups in Nigeria include two factions linked to ISIS, as follows:<\/p>\n

– the \u201cISIS Sahel branch\u201d or \u201cLakurawa,\u201d based in the northwest of the country;<\/p>\n

– the \u201cIslamic State West Africa\u201d faction that split from Boko Haram, active in the northeast of the country.<\/p>\n

The U.S. newspaper quoted security analysts as saying the branch most likely targeted was \u201cLakurawa,\u201d which became more active after the 2023 military coup in Niger.<\/p>\n

2- Why did Trump attack Nigeria?<\/b><\/p>\n

The British newspaper The Guardian highlighted the political dimension of the strikes, arguing that targeting Nigeria came amid a growing narrative within the American right that has for years promoted the idea that Christians face systematic persecution in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

This narrative has been amplified by Republican politicians, including Senator Ted Cruz, who called for action against Nigerian officials for \u201cbeing lenient toward violence against Christians.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nigerian authorities rejected Washington\u2019s accusations that Christians were facing genocide.<\/p>\n

The paper noted that the \u201cpersecution of Christians\u201d file is an important tool for mobilizing Trump\u2019s base\u2014especially evangelicals\u2014which contributed to escalating pressure on the administration to take military steps.<\/p>\n

While AFRICOM commander General Dagvin Anderson said the strike\u2019s goal was \u201cto attack extremist organizations,\u201d the U.S. outlet The Intercept stressed the need for caution and for assessing the strikes\u2019 impact on civilians, given Washington\u2019s long record of civilian deaths in similar military operations.<\/p>\n

The outlet pointed out that the U.S. military declined to provide details about the number of civilian or militant casualties from the strike, citing the need to \u201cpreserve operational security.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the same context, the report recalled previous incidents in which civilians were killed during Nigerian airstrikes carried out with U.S. support, including the bombing of a displaced persons\u2019 camp in 2017 that killed more than 160 civilians, including children.<\/p>\n

3- How did Nigeria respond?<\/b><\/p>\n

Nigerian authorities rejected Washington\u2019s claims of genocide against Christians, stating that the network of violent armed groups\u2014driven by differing motives and spread across the country\u2014kills similar numbers of Muslims and Christians, according to The Guardian.<\/p>\n

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu emphasized that Nigeria is a democratic country governed by constitutional guarantees that ensure freedom of religion.<\/p>\n

He added that portraying Nigeria as \u201creligiously intolerant\u201d does not reflect reality, pointing to the government\u2019s efforts to protect all Nigerians regardless of their affiliations, according to the British newspaper\u2019s report.<\/p>\n

Nigeria\u2019s foreign ministry expressed cooperation with the United States, stating: \u201cWe confirm that we remain engaged with the United States in structured security cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n

4- What does the conflict map look like?<\/b><\/p>\n

Press analyses indicate that violence in Nigeria is not only a religious conflict; it also involves extremist armed groups with different objectives, as well as competition over basic resources driven by poverty and a weak economy.<\/p>\n

In Sokoto State\u2014where the strikes were carried out\u2014violence is fueled by gunmen and criminal gangs engaged in kidnappings for ransom, harming Muslim and Christian communities alike, according to The Guardian.<\/p>\n

Nigeria has faced a sustained armed insurgency for more than a decade, concentrated in the country\u2019s northeast, where groups such as Boko Haram and the \u201cIslamic State in West Africa\u201d have killed tens of thousands of Muslim and Christian civilians over the past decade, according to another New York Times report.<\/p>\n

Although Nigeria is not officially at war, its death toll exceeds the number of victims in most countries experiencing armed conflict.<\/p>\n

According to what The New York Times reported, citing the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), armed groups in Nigeria have killed more than 12,000 people in Nigeria this year alone.<\/p>\n

The New York Times said U.S. military officials expressed doubts\u2014while preparing the strike plan last November\u2014about the effectiveness of the attack given the deeply entrenched nature of the conflict in the region.<\/p>\n

5- Are Christians really being targeted?<\/b><\/p>\n

The Guardian noted that Nigeria is officially secular, with Muslims (53%) and Christians (45%) sharing the population, while the remainder follow local beliefs.<\/p>\n

Central Nigeria\u2014according to The Guardian\u2014has seen repeated bloody clashes between Muslim herders, particularly Fulani, and Christian farmers, in a conflict fueled by resource scarcity and Nigeria\u2019s massive population growth in recent years.<\/p>\n

In the newspaper\u2019s view, violence is often driven by economic and social interests. This is reflected in the fact that herder\u2013farmer disputes are typically over land and water, and that kidnappings of clergy\u2014taken by some as evidence that Christians are persecuted\u2014are often carried out for financial ransom.<\/p>\n

Observers have expressed concern that the strikes could inflame religious tensions in Africa\u2019s most populous country, which has previously suffered waves of sectarian violence\u2014especially since the U.S. administration has not provided evidence to support its claims that Christians are being systematically targeted.<\/p>\n

6- How did Nigerians react?<\/b><\/p>\n

Business Insider Africa added that the strike triggered sharp reactions inside Nigeria, reflecting a clear divide over the role of foreign military intervention and its implications for national sovereignty.<\/p>\n

Prominent Nigerian cleric Ahmad Gumi called, via his Facebook page, on the Nigerian government to halt all forms of military cooperation with the United States.<\/p>\n

He warned that U.S. intervention could complicate the security crisis rather than resolve it, arguing that \u201cterrorists do not fight terrorists,\u201d and that such operations often result in civilian casualties and conceal political agendas.<\/p>\n

Nigerian activists and human-rights advocates warned against portraying the operation as a humanitarian intervention, stressing that violence in the country targets Muslims and Christians alike.<\/p>\n

On social media, opinions were sharply divided, according to the outlet. In the United States, some pro-Trump commentators praised the strike and saw it as fulfilling his pledge to protect Christians.<\/p>\n

Some commentators in northern Nigeria also defended the strike, saying that targeting ISIS does not amount to an attack on Islam, but rather strikes groups that have also killed large numbers of Muslims.<\/p>\n

By contrast, Nigerian activists and human-rights advocates cautioned against framing the operation as humanitarian, emphasizing again that violence in the country affects Muslims and Christians equally.<\/p>\n

The outlet reported concerns among Nigerian commentators that the strike could open the door to broader escalation and a permanent foreign military presence in the country, threatening national sovereignty.<\/p>\n

Nigeria has been grappling with violence from various armed groups for over a decade, with conflicts often framed as religious but rooted in deeper socio-economic issues. The rise of groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa has led to significant casualties among both Muslim and Christian communities, complicating the narrative of religious persecution.<\/p>\n

The U.S. has been involved in military operations in Nigeria, often citing the need to combat terrorism. However, these interventions have raised concerns about civilian casualties and the effectiveness of military solutions in addressing the underlying causes of violence, such as poverty and political instability.<\/p>\n

Find more news and analyses on Africa<\/span> on the Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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