(Pictures: REUTERS)ADVERTISEMENTU.S.-backed air strikes in Nigeria hit two Islamic State-linked camps in the Bauni forest of Sokoto State, targeting foreign fighters infiltrating from the Sahel, the Nigerian government said. U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on Thursday that U.S. forces had launched a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government. 3 6 A person stands amid a destroyed building after U.S. forces had launched a strike against Islamic State militants in Nigeria. Intelligence indicated the camps were being used by foreign ISIS elements working with local affiliates to plan large-scale attacks inside Nigeria, it added. 6 6 Front pages of newspapers reporting on U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Nigeria, according to U.S. President Donald Trump and the U.S. military, are displayed at a newspaper stall in Lagos, Nigeria, December 26, 2025.

Source: The Telegraph December 27, 2025 07:51 UTC