Merry Christmas To All, Including Dead Terrorists: Trump After Launching Strikes On ISIS In Nigeria

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that his army has launched a "deadly" strike against the terror organisation Islamic State in northwest Nigeria.

In a social media post on Truth Social, the US President said that the US was carrying out an attack on terrorists over the alleged killings of Christians.

"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! 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," he stated.

"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. 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," Trump added.

As per the US National Counterterrorism Centre, "ISIS-West Africa (ISIS-WA) was formed in 2015 when Boko Haram pledged allegiance to ISIS. The branch, as per the United States, attacks regional military targets and civilian defence forces and frequently attacks government personnel and infrastructure, and Christians."

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on December 19 said that US and Jordanian forces carried out large-scale air strikes against the Islamic State terror group in Syria. It attacked over 70 ISIS targets with more than 100 precision-guided munitions.

CENTCOM, in a post on X, stated the strikes were carried out overnight and described the operation as a demonstration of "peace through strength." The command also released a video showing footage of the air strikes.

The operation was launched following a suspected Islamic State attacker targeting a convoy of US and Syrian forces in the central Syrian town of Palmyra.

With inputs from ANI