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US says strike on Nigeria on Dec. 25 was against ISIS, others disagree

Jim Spellman

02:44

Many questions remain about U.S. military airstrikes in Nigeria on Christmas day 2025. Washington and Abuja both said ISIS militants were the target for killing what President Donald Trump said were "innocent Christians," but the terrorist group is not believed to be active in the area of the strikes. CGTN’s Jim Spellman reports.

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