
Via: RT Press
“According to officials in Abuja, the military operation in Sokoto state was conducted in line with international law
US airstrikes targeting Islamist terrorist organizations in northwestern Nigeria were conducted as part of “structured” security cooperation with Washington, the West African country’s government has confirmed. Abuja had previously rejected any unilateral military intervention on its soil.
In a statement on Friday, Nigerian Foreign Ministry spokesman Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa said the bilateral agreement includes intelligence sharing, strategic coordination, and “other forms of support” in line with international law and mutual respect for sovereignty.
US President Donald Trump announced a series of strikes against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) militants, including Boko Haram in Nigeria, on Christmas Day, following weeks of threats over Abuja’s alleged failure to address a “genocide” of Christians.
Trump did not specify the extent of the damage caused by the assaults in Sokoto state. US Africa Command confirmed the operations were carried out in coordination with Nigerian authorities, with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth promising “more attacks to come.””
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