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US says it launches strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria

Nigeria has denied Donald Trump's assertion that US strikes on Islamist militants in the north of the country were to do with religion.

Nigeria's foreign minister has said US strikes against the Islamic State group were nothing to do with a particular religion, despite Donald Trump's assertions. He said that the attacks targeted militants killing Nigerians- irrespective of their faith.

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(Photo: The US defence department posted a short video that appears to show a missile being launched from a military vessel. Credit: US Department of Defense)

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