U.S. soldiers participating in Operation Inherent Resolve, in the vicinity of the Syrian city of Derik, in the border areas between Syria, Iraq and Turkey, on Sept. 7, 2022. (Credit: Delil Souleiman/AFP)
On Dec. 26, 2025, the U.S. carried out airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) positions in Nigeria, which President Donald Trump claimed were done because his country would not allow radical Islamist terrorism to thrive.During his first term, Trump announced in October 2019 that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, IS founder and leader, had been killed, and he said this meant the group was effectively defeated. However, despite this, U.S. military strikes against IS targets have increased again recently. On Dec. 30, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it had killed or captured nearly 25 IS members in Syria during eleven missions over a 10-day period. Read more IS attack on US soldiers puts Damascus to the test These operations followed U.S. airstrikes on Dec. 19 targeting around 70 weapons sites and infrastructure facilities belonging...
On Dec. 26, 2025, the U.S. carried out airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) positions in Nigeria, which President Donald Trump claimed were done because his country would not allow radical Islamist terrorism to thrive.During his first term, Trump announced in October 2019 that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, IS founder and leader, had been killed, and he said this meant the group was effectively defeated. However, despite this, U.S. military strikes against IS targets have increased again recently. On Dec. 30, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it had killed or captured nearly 25 IS members in Syria during eleven missions over a 10-day period. Read more IS attack on US soldiers puts Damascus to the test These operations followed U.S. airstrikes on Dec. 19 targeting around 70 weapons sites and infrastructure facilities...
