{"id":304930,"date":"2025-12-26T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-carries-out-strikes-targeting-islamic-state-in-nigeria-on-christmas-day\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T12:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T12:00:17","slug":"us-carries-out-strikes-targeting-islamic-state-in-nigeria-on-christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-carries-out-strikes-targeting-islamic-state-in-nigeria-on-christmas-day\/","title":{"rendered":"US carries out strikes targeting Islamic State in Nigeria on Christmas Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/kYo4Fn8YHbc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US carries out strikes targeting Islamic State in Nigeria on Christmas Day\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kYo4Fn8YHbc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump has said the US carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militants in north-west Nigeria on Thursday, after weeks of decrying the group for targeting Christians. 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