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NIGERIA | Christmas Missiles in the Sahel: When 'Saving Christians' Masks Strategic Desperation

US strikes on Muslim-majority Sokoto State reveal Washington's scramble to maintain African foothold after regional expulsions

ABUJA, Nigeria, December 28, 2025 - Twelve Tomahawk cruise missiles streaked through the Christmas night sky over Sokoto State, northwest Nigeria, slamming into what US President Donald Trump called "ISIS Terrorist Scum" camps. The reality on the ground told a different story: residents of the predominantly Muslim village of Jabo watched projectiles hit empty farmland, causing no casualties in an area that hadn't seen militant attacks in two years.

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People gather at the site of the US air strike in Jabo Garin Maigari village in northern Nigeria [Reuters]
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