2025 Nigeria Strikes (and more?) (split fm Trump adm 2024-2028)

[HavokFour]

There might be need for a "202X U.S. - Nigeria conflict" thread soon.

Trump threatens to deploy the military 'guns-a-blazing' to Nigeria

 

[Jarnhamar]

There might be need for a "202X U.S. - Nigeria conflict" thread soon.

Trump threatens to deploy the military 'guns-a-blazing' to Nigeria

The US could just cut off the foreign aid taps and save $1B per year.

 

[daftandbarmy]

There might be need for a "202X U.S. - Nigeria conflict" thread soon.

Trump threatens to deploy the military 'guns-a-blazing' to Nigeria

Good luck with that...

"Nigeria is located on the west coast of Africa and is the most populous black country in the world, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Benin and Cameroon. Nigeria covers 356,668 sq miles (923,7770 sq kilometers). It is about the same size as California, Nevada and Utah combined."

About Nigeria

nigeriaembassygermany.org

 

[Genetk44]

There might be need for a "202X U.S. - Nigeria conflict" thread soon.

Trump threatens to deploy the military 'guns-a-blazing' to Nigeria

oil again?

 

[GK .Dundas]

Since it doesn't have one of his hotels I suspect that he's probably not too sure what continent Nigeria is on .
On the other hand he may have invested in the ransom of a Nigerian prince.

 

[Remius]

Trump Threatens Military Action in Nigeria Over Protections for Christians

Accusing Nigeria of not doing enough to protect Christians from violence, President Trump said he had ordered the Pentagon to prepare for action.

www.nytimes.com

Alright. Nigeria is on the list.

 

[Cloud Cover]

Trump Threatens Military Action in Nigeria Over Protections for Christians

Accusing Nigeria of not doing enough to protect Christians from violence, President Trump said he had ordered the Pentagon to prepare for action.

www.nytimes.com

Alright. Nigeria is on the list.

I challenge him to find it on a map.

 

[RangerRay]

As someone said in another thread, he probably got scammed by a Nigerian prince in 2002.

 

[Nvlgzr]

Large oil reserves…and rare earth minerals, uranium

 

[ModlrMike]

War is diplomacy by other means. - Carl von Clausewitz

Not to suggest that Trump or anyone in his circle would actually recognize the reference, or who said it.

 

[Brad Sallows]

Squirrel. Trump doesn't have a very long attention span.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

I challenge him to find it on a map.

Likely thinking of Nicaragua

 

[PPCLI Guy]

War is diplomacy by other means. - Carl von Clausewitz

Not to suggest that Trump or anyone in his circle would actually recognize the reference, or who said it.

That is a common rephrasing of a statement that has proved hard to nail down the translation.

The full original German phrase is "Der Krieg ist also ein Akt der Gewalt, um den Gegner zur Erfüllung unseres Willens zu zwingen," and the common translation from his seminal work On War (Vom Kriege) is: "War is the continuation of policy by other means" (or "politics by other means") [1, 2].

Both of those translations means slightly different things...., but the gist of the statement remains

 

[FJAG]

That is a common rephrasing of a statement that has proved hard to nail down the translation.

Literally,

Der Krieg ist also ein Akt der Gewalt, um den Gegner zur Erfüllung unseres Willens zu zwingen,

translates as :

War is also an act of physical force (or violence) in order to compel the opponent to [conform to] the fulfillment of our will.

I've always thought that the traditional translation was a bit weak.

 

[daftandbarmy]

There might be need for a "202X U.S. - Nigeria conflict" thread soon.

Trump threatens to deploy the military 'guns-a-blazing' to Nigeria

Maybe, if the US really wants to make a difference in Nigeria, they can help find these kids...

Nigeria sees one of worst mass abductions as 315 taken from school​

More than 300 children and staff are now thought to have been kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, making it one of the worst mass abductions the country has seen.

The Christian Association of Nigeria said 303 students and 12 teachers were taken from on St Mary's School in Papiri, Niger state - substantially more than previously estimated.

It said the figures have been revised upwards "after a verification exercise".

The kidnapping comes amid a surge of attacks by armed groups. The revised number of people taken surpasses the 276 abducted during the infamous Chibok mass abduction of 2014.

Nigeria sees one of worst mass abductions as 315 taken from school

The kidnapping comes amid a surge of attacks by armed groups in the African nation.

www.bbc.com

 

[The Bread Guy]

Trump Threatens Military Action in Nigeria Over Protections for Christians

Accusing Nigeria of not doing enough to protect Christians from violence, President Trump said he had ordered the Pentagon to prepare for action.

www.nytimes.com

Alright. Nigeria is on the list.

Yeah, about that ...

U.S. Africa Command Conducts Strike against ISIS in Nigeria

At the direction of the President of the United States and the Secretary of War, and in coordination with Nigerian authorities, U.S. Africa Command conducted strikes against ISIS terrorists in Nigeria on Dec. 25, 2025, in Sokoto State.

www.africom.mil

Trump’s war secretary Pete Hegseth warns ‘more strikes to come’ on Nigeria after IS targets hit

The US has accused IS of targeting Christians in the country

ca.news.yahoo.com

US carries out strikes on Nigeria targeting Islamic State militants, Trump says

President claims strikes targeted militants in country’s north-west, accusing group of attacking Christian communities

www.theguardian.com

... with this from POTUS47's socials:

Wikipedia roll up (with the usual GIGO caveats) here:

2025 United States strikes in Nigeria - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Czech_pivo]

Yeah, about that ...

U.S. Africa Command Conducts Strike against ISIS in Nigeria

At the direction of the President of the United States and the Secretary of War, and in coordination with Nigerian authorities, U.S. Africa Command conducted strikes against ISIS terrorists in Nigeria on Dec. 25, 2025, in Sokoto State.

www.africom.mil

Trump’s war secretary Pete Hegseth warns ‘more strikes to come’ on Nigeria after IS targets hit

The US has accused IS of targeting Christians in the country

ca.news.yahoo.com

US carries out strikes on Nigeria targeting Islamic State militants, Trump says

President claims strikes targeted militants in country’s north-west, accusing group of attacking Christian communities

www.theguardian.com

... with this from POTUS47's socials:
View attachment 97385
Wikipedia roll up (with the usual GIGO caveats) here:

2025 United States strikes in Nigeria - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Let’s see what he does the next time Coptic’s are getting the raw end of the deal in Egypt or Christians in Lebanon, Syria or Iraq.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Let’s see what he does the next time Coptic’s are getting the raw end of the deal in Egypt or Christians in Lebanon, Syria or Iraq.

To use an age-old leftish-anti-American trope, depends on how much oil there is to be had

 

[Brad Sallows]

Let’s see what he does the next time Coptic’s are getting the raw end of the deal in Egypt or Christians in Lebanon, Syria or Iraq.

Doubtful that they'll get the same kind of cooperation from the Egyptian et al governments as they are getting from the Nigerian.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Thought this might be worth its own thread - please carry on.

Army.ca Staff

Meanwhile, Big Catholic Church in Nigeria seems to approve so far ...

U.S. Strikes on ISIS in Nigeria “potentially helpful way to bring some hope”, Catholic Bishop Says as Priest Concurs

Catholic leaders in Nigeria have cautiously welcomed the reported U.S. military strikes against elements of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) operating in the country, describing the joint U.S.-Nigeria action as a long-awaited intervention that could signal renewed seriousness in...

www.aciafrica.org

... with a bit more on who helped a bit.

Nigeria shared intelligence with US before Christmas ISIS strikes | Fox News

Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed confirmed the country shared intelligence with the U.S. ahead of Christmas night strikes on ISIS targets.

www.foxnews.com