Two weeks on, questions linger over targeting and impact of US airstrikes in Nigeria
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Two weeks after US airstrikes in northwest Nigeria targeting the Islamist group Lakurawa on Christmas Day, questions persist about the operation's specifics and impact. The strikes, coordinated with Nigeria, aimed at a group that enforces strict Sharia law and extorts the local population. While the US claimed multiple ISIS terrorists were killed, the exact number of casualties remains unconfirmed. Reports suggest significant losses for Lakurawa, with some fighters fleeing towards Niger. Debris from the strikes landed in unintended locations far from the targeted area. The rationale behind specifically targeting Lakurawa, operating in a predominantly Muslim area with widespread banditry, is also unclear, though Trump previously accused Nigeria of failing to protect Christians.
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