The U.S. and Nigeria differed about whether Christmas Day airstrikes on militants in Nigeria were intended specifically to protect Christians, who President Trump says are victims of a “genocide” there.

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 President Donald Tru...

“Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing...