Nigeria signals more strikes likely in 'joint' US operations
• Dec 26, 2025, 6:31 PM
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Nigeria has indicated that further strikes against jihadist groups may follow a joint operation with the United States that targeted Islamic State group militants in the country’s northwest on Thursday. The foreign minister said Nigeria provided the intelligence for the attack and described cooperation with Washington as ongoing. The US military reported multiple deaths in the Christmas Day bombing, as President Donald Trump reiterated claims that militant groups in Nigeria are targeting “innocent Christians”. For analysis, we hear from Oluwole Ojewale, Coordinator for West and Central Africa at the Institute for Security Studies.
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• 6:23 AM
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• 12:06 AM
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• 12:03 AM
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Saudi Arabia on Saturday said it would back Sanaa's government in any military confrontation with separatist forces in a statement that came a day after reported Saudi air strikes in Yemen's Hadramawt province.The Southern Transition Council (STC) separa
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