Previously, "The Washington Post" mentioned that the United States launched a strong strike on "Islamic State" targets in Nigeria this Thursday. This may just be the beginning, according to Nigerian officials, who expect more coordinated operations to follow. Trump said that the previous round of strikes was originally planned for Wednesday, but he postponed it by one day for symbolic reasons, "giving them a Christmas gift." Nigeria's choice to cooperate with the United States may have avoided an embarrassing unilateral military operation. However, security experts point out that it is still unclear whether such strikes can actually make a substantial impact on the Islamic militants who have long threatened local communities. When the U.S. military suddenly launched the strike, residents in a village near the bombing site were briefly panicked and confused, but no one was injured. Although Trump described the U.S. strike as targeting "Islamic State" terrorists who persecuted Christians, the complex reality is that most of the victims of the rebels in the area (Sokoto State) are actually Muslims. Experts have differing views on how closely the Sokoto militants are linked to the "Islamic State." Some experts warn that the United States "seems to be intervening in a complex, long-standing conflict that they may not fully understand."
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