Trump says U.S. has killed Islamic State leader in Nigeria
President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader in the Islamic State group.
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President Trump announced Friday evening that U.S. and Nigerian military forces had killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a leader in the Islamic State group.
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U.S. forces launched strikes targeting ISIS forces in Nigeria on Christmas Day. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has the latest.
President Trump announced strikes in Nigeria against Islamic State forces on Christmas Day. CBS News' Willie James Inman reports.
President Trump said Thursday the U.S. launched strikes against Islamic State forces in Nigeria. The president said the goal was to stop the "targeting and viciously killing" primarily of innocent Christians.
A bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria, killing five people in what police described as a likely suicide attack.
Their release comes as Nigeria has experienced a surge in abductions of young people over the past two weeks.
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The latest abduction comes as the White House has expressed concern about ongoing violence against Christians in the West African nation.
President Trump earlier this month asserted that Christianity faces an "existential threat" in Nigeria and told the Pentagon to begin preparing for possible military action.
The attackers, who have not yet claimed responsibility publicly, killed one person and kidnapped more than two dozen students.
For a second-straight day Saturday, President Trump accused the Nigerian government of not doing enough to prevent the killings of Christians.
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