United States Carries Out an Air Strike against Sokoto State of Nigeria
Yesterday, 25 December 2025, the United States carried out an air strike against ISIL (ISIS) fighters in the northwest Sokoto state of Nigeria. The US military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM), which is responsible for operations in Africa, said in a post on X that the air strike was carried out “at the request of Nigerian authorities” and had killed “multiple ISIS terrorists”.
The US military action comes weeks after US President Donald Trump said he had ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria following claims of Christian persecution in the country.
The Nigerian government dismissed Trump’s assertions, saying armed groups target both Muslim and Christian communities in the country, and US claims that Christians face persecution do not represent a complex security situation and ignore efforts by Nigerian authorities to safeguard religious freedom.
The threat of US military action in Nigeria had been “percolating for some time”, and Donald Trump had accused Nigeria of not doing enough to protect its Christian community in his first term as president.
This act must be strongly condemned by all African countries and leaders, as it sets a dangerous precedent that the forces of Imperialism can just intervene in any country and do as they wish. Today it is Nigeria, tomorrow it will be another African country, and this will go on unabated
