The US president says air strikes are towards ISIL, claiming the group targets Christians.
“Extra to come back”: These are the phrases of United States Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth after his nation carried out a wave of air strikes towards ISIL (ISIS) in northwestern Nigeria.
Hegseth mentioned the intention is to cease the group’s killing of what he referred to as “harmless Christians”.
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Again in November, President Donald Trump warned the US would take motion towards the group if the Nigerian authorities continued to permit what he claimed was the focusing on of Christians.
Many say Trump was pressured by his right-wing Christian base within the US to hold out the latest assaults in Nigeria. However what could possibly be the fallout on the African nation with a extremely advanced spiritual make-up?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Visitors:
Malik Samuel – Senior researcher at Good Governance Africa
Ebenezer Obadare – Senior fellow for Africa research on the Council on Overseas Relations
David Otto – Deputy director of counterterrorism coaching on the Worldwide Academy for the Struggle In opposition to Terrorism
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