Tag: Christmas Day airstrikes

U.S. command for Africa Head, General Dagvin R.M. Anderson.

US Confirms Deployment of Troops to Nigeria After Christmas Day Airstrikes

by Victor Haruna

February 4, 2026

The United States has confirmed the deployment of a small team of troops to Nigeria, marking the first official acknowledgement of American forces operating on Nigerian soil since Washington carried ...

US Christmas Day Airstrikes in Northwest Nigeria Target ISIS-Linked Militants, AFRICOM Confirms

by Victor Haruna

January 26, 2026

The United States’ Christmas Day airstrikes in northwest Nigeria were directed at militants linked to an Islamic State affiliate operating mainly in neighbouring Niger, a senior US Africa Command official ...