Despite widespread scepticism among the US public about Trump’s military campaigns abroad, his administration has carried out brash attacks on the governments of Iran and Venezuela, while also stepping up US strikes in the name of counterterrorism in Africa and the Middle East. In Nigeria, Trump has carried out a series of attacks and deployed 100 US military personnel to train Nigerian forces, threatening US strikes if the government does not do more to address what Trump says is a “genocide” of Christians in Nigeria by Muslim groups. The US conducted strikes on ISIL targets in Syria in December 2025, following an attack that killed two US soldiers and a translator in the city of Palymra.
Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Published at: 2026-02-28 22:20:01
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