US-backed airstrikes in Nigeria hit two ISIS-linked ‍camps in the Bauni forest of Sokoto State, targeting foreign fighters infiltrating from the Sahel, ‍the Nigerian government said. The strikes carried out on Thursday were approved by President Bola Tinubu and launched from maritime platforms domiciled in the Gulf of Guinea, after extensive intelligence gathering, operational planning, and reconnaissance, the information ministry said in a ⁠statement on Friday. US President Donald 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.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. “A total of 16 GPS-guided precision munitions were deployed using MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial platforms, successfully neutralizing the targeted ISIS elements