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TRUMP ORDERS DEADLY STRIKES: US Bombs ISIS Targets in Nigeria

President Trump announced Christmas Day airstrikes against Islamic State affiliates in northwest Nigeria, calling the strikes "powerful and deadly" and warning that more operations could follow as Washington and Abuja coordinate action.

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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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