The United States' strike against Islamic State militants in Nigeria at the request of the country's government has put the spotlight on the group, amid concerns that it is making a comeback after it was defeated by a U.

The U.S. military carried out strikes on alleged terrorists in northwest Nigeria on Thursday in retaliation for attacks on Christians by Islamists.

President Trump says he launched a “powerful and deadly strike” against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after he spent weeks decrying the group for targeting Christians.

President Trump said "numerous perfect strikes" had hit Islamic State militants in the West African nation of Nigeria.

Years after 9/11, Islamic terrorists continue to target Americans living and working abroad, including attacking and killing U. S.

President Donald Trump said Thursday night that he’d launched a “powerful and deadly” U.S. strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country’s government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.

ISIS is too weakened to seize territory, experts said, but its ability to churn out propaganda aimed at provoking violence against the West persists.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the start of an operation to 'eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites' in Syria following the deaths of three U.S. citizens in an attack blamed on Islamic State.

Nigeria's government has said armed groups target both Muslims and Christians, and U.S. claims that Christians face persecution do not represent the complex security situation and ignore efforts to safeguard religious freedom.

"The Bondi beach attack in Australia sits at the intersection of growing antisemitism, fractured social cohesion, enduring influence of Islamic State ideology, and mishandling by the government," writ