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Trump’s Christmas Day Attack On ISIS In Nigeria

Trump launches 'powerful and deadly' strike on ISIS in Nigeria and warns of more if attacks persistDonald Trump announced a 'powerful and deadly' Christmas Day strike on ISIS 'terrorist scum' in Nigeria and warned that radicals will continue to pay for the persecution of Christians.The president, who previously threatened to send the US military to the West African nation 'guns-a-blazing,' made the announcement in a Truth Social post Thursday evening. '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!' he wrote. A spokesperson for the Pentagon confirmed to The Daily Mail that the Nigerian government approved of and worked with the US military on the strikes. Trump said in his lengthy post that the ISIS militants have had it coming for some time.'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.'It is not yet clear how many have been killed or injured by the strike. '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,' Trump added. The president signed off with a warning for the terrorists that they will continue to pay if the murder of innocent Christians goes on. 'May God Bless our Military, and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead Terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues.' https://mol.im/a/15413601

Sue Hammond ● 17d11 Comments

Wow!  Boycie is an armchair psychologist now!  And there was me thinking there was no start to his talents …

Sue Hammond ● 14d

"Under the current U.S. system, the President has the sole, legal authority to order a nuclear attack, a power rooted in their constitutional role as Commander-in-Chief. The President does not require the approval of Congress, the Secretary of Defense, or any other official to initiate a strike."

David Ainsworth ● 14d

Whatever grasp on facts and realities Trump had before; they seem to be diminishing rapidly. In the last few months he is definitely displaying some very clear signs of losing his grip, his grasp and his ability to comprehend and to communicate. Senator Chris Van Hollen said of his pre-Christmas address to the US;“Quickly lost track of how many lies Trump shouted out tonight, but the main takeaway is that he has clearly lost touch with reality. Delusional. The most honest thing he said was, ‘No one can believe what’s going on.’” I think Van Holden is spot on in his assessment.

Gerry Boyce ● 14d

But can one trust what President Trump says? (Or many politicians for that matter!) Whether it's deliberate, his inability to understand maths, or just part of his illogical rambling with exaggerations, is it wise believe what he says? After all, he struggles to understand it was Russia who started the armed aggression in Ukraine, and this is a good example of his limited grasp of numbers ...https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/24/2345128/-How-stupid-is-Trump-This-stupid

Michael Ixer ● 14d

Doesn't bother me what you believe, all the evidence points to them bombing an empty field but you choose your own reality.

Michael Brigo ● 14d

Mr Brigo'But Trump’s explanation has left Kagara and his fellow villagers scratching their heads'.That's good enough for me.No one surely would take the word of Trump or the Nigerian president when you ask us to take the word of these people as gospel. (sic)

John Hawkes ● 14d

Sounds like a waste of time and money to me. I have no issue if they'd managed to kill some ISIS members, instead they hit an empty field"According to US Africa Command, the operation neutralized multiple ISIS militants.But Trump’s explanation has left Kagara and his fellow villagers scratching their heads.While parts of Sokoto face challenges with banditry, kidnappings and attacks by armed groups including Lakurawa – which Nigeria classifies as a terrorist organization due to suspected affiliations with Islamic State – villagers say Jabo is not known for terrorist activity and that local Christians coexist peacefully with the Muslim majority.“In Jabo, we see Christians as our brothers. We don’t have religious conflicts, so we weren’t expecting this,” he said.Bashar Isah Jabo, a lawmaker representing Tambuwal in the state parliament, described the village to CNN as “a peaceful community” that has “no known history of ISIS, Lakurawa, or any other terrorist groups operating in the area.”He said the projectile had struck a field “approximately 500 meters” from a Primary Health Center in Jabo and that, while there were no casualties, the incident had “caused fear and panic within the community.”

Michael Brigo ● 15d

@Mr Hawkes 26.12 12.23Good news indeed!  Trump is the only world Leader who has the balls to tackle these evil terrorist groups.  Meanwhile Starmer, together with the other participants in his toothless ‘coalition of the willing’🙄 jabber on and do absolutely nothing.  All mouth and no trousers!

Sue Hammond ● 15d

Ms HammondPerhaps he should now turn his attention to Malaysia where 65% of its population are Muslims and Christians are under threat.BBC News."Her husband's kidnapping became Malaysia's biggest mystery. Then came a stunning confession"'When Susanna Liew stepped in front of the TV cameras at Kuala Lumpur's High Court last month, she called the moment a "historic and emotional milestone"."Today... the High Court has delivered a judgment of what we have long believed: that Pastor Raymond Koh was a victim of a grave injustice," the 69-year-old said in a shaky voice that evening.It was a hard-won but stunning legal victory in a case that became one of Malaysia's biggest mysteries.Nearly nine years earlier, her husband had been snatched by masked men in broad daylight. The abduction was captured on CCTV and gripped the nation for years.The high court ruled that the elite Special Branch of the police had taken Raymond Koh, and held both the police and the Malaysian government responsible for the country's first-ever enforced disappearance case to be heard in a court.For years Ms Liew fought to find out what happened to her husband, transforming from an ordinary pastor's wife to a fierce campaigner.She may never know for sure why her husband was taken, but two independent official investigations found that the police saw the pastor as a threat to Islam, Malaysia's majority religion.Speaking to the BBC shortly after her court victory, Ms Liew said she was driven to pursue justice."A voice [inside me] said… 'So they took him in secret - I will let the whole world know'."

John Hawkes ● 15d

Ms Hammond'Trump launches 'powerful and deadly' strike on ISIS in Nigeria and warns of more if attacks persist'Donald Trump announced a 'powerful and deadly' Christmas Day strike on ISIS 'terrorist scum' in Nigeria and warned that radicals will continue to pay for the persecution of Christians.'Good news for the West that Trump is taking on Islamic terrorist before they spread wider- even perhaps to the UK.

John Hawkes ● 16d

Merry Christmas, good news.xx

Barbara Stevens ● 16d