US EditionTrump’s Threat to Nigeria Came After Watching Fox News Story on Christian Killings: Report
President Trump ordered the U.S. Department of War to consider military actions including drone strikes after labeling Nigeria a 'country of particular concern' over ongoing violence.
- Saturday, President Donald Trump directed the Defense Department to prepare possible military options after a Fox News report and weekend social media posts on Nigeria violence.
- Miriam Adah, ACLED analyst, said Nigeria's violence involves insurgents, bandits, ethnic clashes, and land disputes affecting both Christians and Muslims in the population of 230 million.
- Analysts note a wide cast of armed groups including Boko Haram, an Islamic State branch in northern Nigeria, a separatist movement in southeast Nigeria, Niger Delta militants, and kidnapping gangs.
- The White House says it is in regular contact with Nigerian government, while Daniel Bwala, advisor to Nigeria's president, urges joint military action and Nigeria's government welcomes help but stresses sovereignty.
- Critics warn the rhetoric risks inflaming tensions and may serve domestic political aims, as experts say Trump's portrayal of a `Christian genocide` is misleading and oversimplified, contradicting Massad Boulous' claim last month that Muslims suffered more casualties.
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Trump saw a segment on Fox News. Within an hour, he was laser-focused on Christians’ treatment in Nigeria
President Donald Trump was heading to Florida on Friday, watching Fox News, when he saw the network run a story on how Christians were being targeted by Islamic groups in Nigeria, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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