Donald Trump confirma ataque “poderoso y letal” contra el ISIS en Nigeria
El Gobierno nigeriano confirmó este viernes que lanzó ataques aéreos en coordinación con la Administración de Donald Trump, contra “objetivos del grupo terrorista del Estado Islámico (EI) en norte de Nigeria”, luego de que el presidente estadounidense anunciara que se realizarían estos bombardeos en respuesta a la supuesta “masacre” de cristianos en ese país.
TL;DR
- Nigerian Armed Forces, in collaboration with the U.S., conducted precision airstrikes against foreign elements linked to ISIS in northwest Nigeria.
- The attacks were based on reliable intelligence and careful planning to degrade terrorist operational capacity with minimal collateral damage.
- Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar communicated with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio before the airstrikes, obtaining Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's approval.
- The airstrikes were part of a "structured cooperation" against terrorism between Nigeria and the U.S., involving intelligence sharing and strategic coordination.
- These operations followed U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a "powerful and deadly" strike against ISIS camps in response to alleged "massacres" of Christians.
- The Pentagon reported that the U.S. Navy launched Tomahawk missiles, resulting in "multiple" casualties in Sokoto state.
- Nigeria has been combating attacks from Boko Haram and its splinter group, ISWAP, since 2009 and 2016, respectively, with both groups aiming to establish an Islamic state.
- These extremist groups have caused over 35,000 deaths and displaced approximately 2.7 million people in Nigeria and neighboring countries.