The United States and Nigeria are jointly reviewing the impact of airstrikes carried out on Christmas Day against terrorist camps in Sokoto State, as both countries work to confirm the level of destruction at suspected hideouts linked to the Lakurawa group.
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The strikes were conducted by the United States Africa Command during the festive period, targeting remote forest locations believed to be used by ISIS-linked fighters operating across Nigeria’s northwestern corridor.
President Donald Trump described the operation as highly effective, while Nigerian authorities confirmed that the action was carried out with the knowledge and cooperation of the Federal Government as part of an ongoing security partnership.
According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, the operation formed part of broader joint counterterrorism efforts, despite recent diplomatic tensions between both countries over Nigeria’s security situation.
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The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the airstrikes focused on two major terrorist camps hidden inside the Bauni Forest in Tangaza Local Government Area. He explained that the attacks followed weeks of intelligence work, surveillance, and planning.
He added that GPS-guided weapons were deployed from unmanned aircraft launched from maritime positions in the Gulf of Guinea, successfully hitting fighters who had entered Nigeria through the Sahel route, as security teams on both sides now study the outcome of the mission.
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