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The US president accuses the group of killing Christians, as Nigeria's foreign minister tells the BBC the strikes were a "joint operation" and "nothing to do" with religion.
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The attack comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department last month to prepare to intervene militarily in Nigeria to protect Christians from Islamic militants.
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Before the strikes on Thursday, President Trump said he would halt all aid and go in "guns-a-blazing" to target militants.
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;Resize=(620)) The United States carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, U.S. President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region.
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;Resize=(620)) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that he spoke with special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner for "nearly an hour" about how to end the war with Russia.
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