Country’s foreign minister says his president signed off on US air attack – key US politics stories from 26 December at a glance
US airstrikes in Nigeria on Christmas Day were aided by intelligence provided by the Nigerian government, the country’s foreign minister said on Friday.
Donald Trump had announced the strikes against Islamic State militants in north-west Nigeria after spending weeks decrying the group for targeting Christians.
Nigeria’s foreign minister, Yusuf Tuggar, said on Friday that he had had “extensive” phone conversations with Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, before and after the attack.
He said Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu, had given the “go-ahead” for the airstrikes. Tuggar did not rule out further strikes, describing them as an “ongoing process” that would also involve other countries.
