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In a dramatic escalation of U.S. military involvement in West Africa, President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces struck Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Nigeria’s Sokoto State on Christmas night. The President characterized the strikes as a retaliatory move against “terrorist scum” responsible for the slaughter of innocent Christians.
While the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the strikes were carried out through “intelligence sharing and strategic coordination,” Dr. Edgar Githua, a security and diplomacy expert at Strathmore University in Nairobi, weighs in on the latest developments.