US Launches Airstrikes in Nigeria for Third Day in a Row
US Africa Command said on Tuesday that its forces launched airstrikes in northeastern Nigeria on May 18, marking the third day in a row that the US conducted strikes in the West African nation.
AFRICOM said the latest strikes were launched in coordination with the Nigerian government and claimed that the targets of the strikes were “ISIS terrorists,” and added that “complete assessments” of the attacks are “ongoing.”
The Nigerian military claimed that “175 ISIS terrorists have been eliminated” in the area since the joint US-Nigerian military operations began on May 16, though the Nigerian government is known for covering up civilian casualties and has been accused of killing hundreds of civilians in airstrikes in recent months.
