Trump, Nigeria and Christian persecution

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Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action, escalates claim of Christian persecution
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he's ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria as he stepped up his allegations that the government is failing to re...

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Why Is Trump Threatening Military Action in Nigeria?
Trump threatens to halt all US aid, conduct 'vicious' military attack in Nigeria over Christian persecution
What to know as Nigeria rejects US military threat over alleged Christian killings
The U.S. cannot unilaterally carry out any military operation in Nigeria over its claims of Christian persecution in the West African country, a Nigerian presidential spokesman told The Associated Pr...

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The violence in Nigeria that Trump cites as a reason for military strikes is not limited to Christians
Wetin be Genocide – di word wey Trump describe killings for Nigeria
US boots on ground in Nigeria? ‘Could be,’ Trump says
The U.S. president’s threat of military action came a day after his administration added Nigeria back to a “Countries of Particular Concern” list of nations that the U.S. says have violated religious...

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Trump threatens to go ‘guns-a-blazing’ into Nigeria: What is happening in the country, what US has done
Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over claims of 'killing of Christians'

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Trump threatens military action in Nigeria over killing of Christians

US President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to send the military into Nigeria with "guns-a-blazing" if Africa's most populous country does not stem what he described as the killing of Christians by Islamists.
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