U.S. launched strikes against ISIS in Nigeria for targeting Christians

President Trump says the U-S launched a deadly strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria. In a Christmas evening announcement, the president said he directed the military strikes against ISIS for “targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians.” He wrote on social media that he had previously warned the terrorists there would be consequences “if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians.” The military strikes came after the U-S recently designated Nigeria a “country of particular concern” under the International Religious Freedom Act.