By publicly cooperating with the United States on a Christmas Day airstrike, Nigeria’s government may have ‍averted humiliating unilateral military action threatened a month ago by US President Donald Trump.But security experts say it is unclear whether such strikes can do much to hinder ISIS militants who have long menaced communities in the area.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Trump announced on Truth Social on Thursday that US forces had launched a strike against ISIS militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria’s government. He said the group had been targeting Christians in the region.Local media reported loud explosions in the village of Jabo on the evening of Christmas Day. Reuters has not been able ⁠to confirm whether there were casualties.A US defense official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Reuters that the strike was carried out by about a dozen Tomahawk missiles launched from a US Navy