The United States and Nigeria conducted air strikes against Islamic State group targets in northeastern Nigeria, as the region faces threats from jihadist groups and criminal gangs, including a recent kidnapping of 46 people, mostly children. The air strikes aim to counter the growing presence of extremist groups in the area. Nigeria has been battling Islamist insurgencies and criminal activity in the region for years.
The United States and Nigeria carried out air strikes against Islamic State group targets in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday. The region faces the double threat of attacks from jihadist groups and from criminal gangs that carry out kidnappings, including one that resulted in the abduction of 46 people, most of them children, on Friday.