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Trump Orders Christmas Strikes on ISIS in Nigeria

President Trump directed US forces to carry out powerful airstrikes against Islamic State targets in northwest Nigeria on Christmas night as the administration vowed further action to protect persecuted Christians

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"Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria" — President Donald Trump

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