Nigeria says US claims that Christians face persecution ignore efforts by authorities to safeguard religious freedom.

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US releases missile launch video after northwest Nigeria strike

  • The United ‍States ‍has carried out an air strike against ISIL (ISIS) fighters in northwest Nigeria, US ⁠President Donald Trump ​says, claiming that the armed group had “‌targeted and viciously” killed “primarily, innocent Christians, at ⁠levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries!”
  • Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar tells Al Jazeera the US attack was coordinated with the Nigerian government.