WTF? We've bombed Nigeria?

[babylonsister]

Over religion??
Don't they need permission to do that?
Someone has an itchy trigger finger, or perhaps wants to change the subject?



https://politicalwire.com/2025/12/25/u-s-strikes-isis-in-nigeria/

U.S. Strikes ISIS in Nigeria
December 25, 2025 at 10:34 pm EST By Taegan Goddard

“U.S. forces struck Islamic State targets in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday evening, the U.S. and Nigerian governments said, acting after threats by President Donald Trump to attack the country in an effort to stop killings of Christians,” the New York Times reports.

[Irish_Dem]

1. What's in it for Trump? What's his angle?

He does nothing unless it benefits him personally.

[Hugin]

5. The usual...

Oil or the rumor of rare earth minerals. Plus, he thinks the name of the country itself is funny.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Maybe he is hoping the warlords give him some cash.

Or a piece of their illegal operations.

[marble falls]

2. Disagreements over the god petroleum. The tail is trying to wag the huge dog named Epstein and the million ...

... recently dropped documents.

[Lovie777]

3. Isis killing Christians..................

but apparently the USA sorta bombed the wrong area, while the USA has stolen, I mean, high jacked, oops, another oil tanker.

[marble falls]

12. It's a cycle of religious killings. They each kill each other and it's been that way for years.

[Polybius]

29. Not "each other"

The religious killings over there are almost entirely one-sided.

[Igel]

18. If you assume past future, sure.

That is, there can be no change.

Then there's what the US military says and various indigenous folk add:

Sokoto state sits near international corridors used by extremist networks linked to the Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP).
Its proximity to Niger and other parts of the Sahel makes it a transit and operational hub for militants spreading outward from the Lake Chad and Sahel regions." The strike signals that extremist threats in Nigeria are not confined to the northeast they can expand into northwest regions unless checked early.

Niger and Mali have had real problems with ISIS and affine groups and Sokoto is a reasonable transit point for interaction between them and militants in the NE with links to groups in Chad.

Mali's capital was (still is?) under siege. You know, a blockade. Like Gaza was. Hear much about that? No, we fret over its regrouping in Syria because it makes Trump look bad. (But, you know, it's not like it wasn't there between 2020 and 2025.)

ISIS by whatever local name it's using in Mali or Chad or Burkina Faso is much more important in African than it is in the Middle East at present. There's a new 300k or so refugees from an offensive in Mozambique. Not that it makes much news here. Epstein!

And, yes, ISIS will take on (where "take on" = "blow up or massacre&quot as it has in the ME, both Xian groups as well as insufficiently observant Muslim groups and non-allies. Its followers have pushed to institutionalize Sharia in many state in the north and want to extend their influence. And that means suppressing or cowing Muslims that aren't 'right with Allah' as well as making sure lesser religions mind their place and lose authority, dignity, and rights. That's how religious oppression works (and to a large extent, when politics becomes authoritarian it assumes the same kind of oppressive trappings). Will to Power and all that kind of Nietzschian bs.

[sop]

35. Trump posting on Truth Social:

“Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries!”

[SheltieLover]

4. I've read Nigeria has a vast supply of oil...

🤔

[ProfessorGAC]

10. 15th Largest Producer

They produce more petroleum than Venezuela & 75% more than the UK.
So yeah, the reserve must be substantial.

[SheltieLover]

13. Wow! Ty. Prof

[marble falls]

14. US policy has stunted Venezuelan production. US production is a bit more than #2 and #3 - Saudi and Russia ...

... put together, Nigeria produces less than a tenth of US production.

https://investingnews.com/daily/resource-investing/energy-investing/oil-and-gas-investing/top-oil-producing-countries/

[ProfessorGAC]

25. Yeah, I Saw That

Bigger than the countries I mentioned but not a huge player.

[Igel]

11. Not in that part of the country.

It's mostly in the SE.

[milestogo]

6. ISIS is in a lot of places.

Retaliation should be expected.

[cornball 24]

8. Also, he's gotta keep/get those Maggot Christofascists in the Maggot cult.

[bif]

9. WTF indeed!

[Botany]

15. Not only is Nigeria oil rich but it is a majority Islamic nation too.

Getting involved in a Sectarian War in Africa where the majority of the population is
Muslim on the side of the Christians? Good God in Butter is Trump insane.

[mountain grammy]

16. the human beings in those bombed boats are probably Christians..

Not based on fact, but I would think at least half the people in detention are Christians..

TRUMP IS KILLING AND TORTURING CHRISTIANS..

[BootinUp]

17. are we the baddies?

[RoeVWade]

19. What's our strategic interest? Trump trying to get at the Nigerian Prince who scammed him in an email?

Stupid fucking insane president.

[Clouds Passing]

20. More like: Dump is stealing their oil, as he is doing to Verezuela.

He is an oil whore.

[chowder66]

21. Hegseth needs to be called out just as loudly as Trump and the Republicans.

[tavernier]

22. Lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of

oil.

[Borogove]

23. Don't expect anything to make sense anytime soon.

[Greg_In_SF]

24. I have absolutely

no problem with terrorists being eliminated.

[rso]

26. Nigeria

I’m not particularly bothered by this action because the Nigerian government stated that it was coordinated with it.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

33. Where are you seeing that?

Those links go nowhere for me.

[canetoad]

38. Have a look at this

From Al Jazeera

snip
Neither side has shared precise information about the identity of the targets struck and the results of the strikes. Security analyst Kabir Adamu from Beacon Security and Intelligence in Abuja told Al Jazeera the likely targets are members of “Lakurawa”, an armed group linked to an offshoot of ISIL, and which has only recently become known. Its profile is still being studied by researchers.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/26/us-bombs-target-isil-in-nigeria-whats-really-going-on

[mahina]

27. Easier to get into than out of

And no more than a distraction from a criminally careless mind. Horrible, distresssing.

[Greg_In_SF]

28. The Nigerian government confirmed

that the recent US airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Nigeria were conducted as a joint operation. This collaboration involved the exchange of intelligence and strategic coordination, ensuring that the actions were consistent with international law and mutual respect for sovereignty.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

30. trump needs another distraction from the Epstein files

[Greg_In_SF]

31. The US

AND NIGERIA carried out airstrikes on Christmas

[MorbidButterflyTat]

32. "...in an effort to stop killings of Christians,"

That makes sense. "We'll kill you until you stop killing."

Christians. Uh huh.

I can just imagine all the MAGAts in a huddle, "What should we say is the reason?"

"I've got it! Christians!"

< me, right now.

[Melon]

37. Well....ISIS doesn't seem to ever get the message if you ask nice.....

[struggle4progress]

34. What are we doing about the serial killer who's murdering Christian fishermen

off the coast of Venezuela?

[babylonsister]

36. Or the sleazebag who wants to start something in Greenland? nt

[moondust]

39. locals say no history of ISIS in area

Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area