He does nothing unless it benefits him personally.

Oil or the rumor of rare earth minerals. Plus, he thinks the name of the country itself is funny.

Or a piece of their illegal operations.

... recently dropped documents.

but apparently the USA sorta bombed the wrong area, while the USA has stolen, I mean, high jacked, oops, another oil tanker.

The religious killings over there are almost entirely one-sided.

That is, there can be no change.

Then there's what the US military says and various indigenous folk add:

Sokoto state sits near international corridors used by extremist networks linked to the Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP).
Its proximity to Niger and other parts of the Sahel makes it a transit and operational hub for militants spreading outward from the Lake Chad and Sahel regions." The strike signals that extremist threats in Nigeria are not confined to the northeast they can expand into northwest regions unless checked early.

Niger and Mali have had real problems with ISIS and affine groups and Sokoto is a reasonable transit point for interaction between them and militants in the NE with links to groups in Chad.

Mali's capital was (still is?) under siege. You know, a blockade. Like Gaza was. Hear much about that? No, we fret over its regrouping in Syria because it makes Trump look bad. (But, you know, it's not like it wasn't there between 2020 and 2025.)

ISIS by whatever local name it's using in Mali or Chad or Burkina Faso is much more important in African than it is in the Middle East at present. There's a new 300k or so refugees from an offensive in Mozambique. Not that it makes much news here. Epstein!

And, yes, ISIS will take on (where "take on" = "blow up or massacre&quot as it has in the ME, both Xian groups as well as insufficiently observant Muslim groups and non-allies. Its followers have pushed to institutionalize Sharia in many state in the north and want to extend their influence. And that means suppressing or cowing Muslims that aren't 'right with Allah' as well as making sure lesser religions mind their place and lose authority, dignity, and rights. That's how religious oppression works (and to a large extent, when politics becomes authoritarian it assumes the same kind of oppressive trappings). Will to Power and all that kind of Nietzschian bs.

“Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries!”

🤔

They produce more petroleum than Venezuela & 75% more than the UK.
So yeah, the reserve must be substantial.

... put together, Nigeria produces less than a tenth of US production.

https://investingnews.com/daily/resource-investing/energy-investing/oil-and-gas-investing/top-oil-producing-countries/

Bigger than the countries I mentioned but not a huge player.

It's mostly in the SE.

Retaliation should be expected.

Getting involved in a Sectarian War in Africa where the majority of the population is
Muslim on the side of the Christians? Good God in Butter is Trump insane.

Not based on fact, but I would think at least half the people in detention are Christians..

TRUMP IS KILLING AND TORTURING CHRISTIANS..

Stupid fucking insane president.

He is an oil whore.

oil.

no problem with terrorists being eliminated.

I’m not particularly bothered by this action because the Nigerian government stated that it was coordinated with it.

Those links go nowhere for me.

From Al Jazeera

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Neither side has shared precise information about the identity of the targets struck and the results of the strikes. Security analyst Kabir Adamu from Beacon Security and Intelligence in Abuja told Al Jazeera the likely targets are members of “Lakurawa”, an armed group linked to an offshoot of ISIL, and which has only recently become known. Its profile is still being studied by researchers.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/26/us-bombs-target-isil-in-nigeria-whats-really-going-on

And no more than a distraction from a criminally careless mind. Horrible, distresssing.

that the recent US airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Nigeria were conducted as a joint operation. This collaboration involved the exchange of intelligence and strategic coordination, ensuring that the actions were consistent with international law and mutual respect for sovereignty.

AND NIGERIA carried out airstrikes on Christmas

That makes sense. "We'll kill you until you stop killing."

Christians. Uh huh.

I can just imagine all the MAGAts in a huddle, "What should we say is the reason?"

"I've got it! Christians!"

< me, right now.

off the coast of Venezuela?

Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area