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With airstrike in Nigeria, Trump inserts U.S. into long-running turmoil | The Washington Post

26 December 2025

Source: The Washington Post | 26 December 2025

Top Nigerian officials said Friday that U.S. attacks in the country on what President Donald Trump called “ISIS Terrorist Scum” could mark the opening salvo in a campaign against militant groups there. 

But security analysts warned that Trump administration officials appeared to be stepping into a complex, long-running conflict that they might not fully understand.

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