Nigeria provided US with intelligence for strikes on Islamist militants, says foreign minister – US politics live

Strikes against group accused by Donald Trump of attacking Christian communities took place on Christmas Day in country’s north-west

Nigeria provided the US with intelligence on jihadists before the strikes that took place in the country on Christmas Day, its foreign ministry said on Friday.

On Thursday, the US president, Donald Trump, said the US military had carried out strikes against Islamic State militants in north-west Nigeria, after spending weeks decrying the group for targeting Christians.

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