00:01The United States has deployed a small military team to Nigeria, Washington confirmed on Tuesday.
00:07The head of U.S. Africa Command said the move was in coordination with the Nigerian government
00:13and aimed at strengthening efforts against terrorist threats in the country's north.
00:19AFCOM did not provide details of the mission's size, scope or activities.
00:25The West African nation is facing a long-running jihadist insurgency, which has killed tens
00:30of thousands of Nigerians since 2016.
00:33In December, U.S. President Trump, in coordination with Nigerian authorities, ordered missile strikes
00:40on what he described as Islamic State camps in the country's northeast.
00:46Trump has claimed the insurgents are carrying out a Christian genocide, but the Nigerian
00:51government says people of all faiths have been victims of the terrorist attacks.
00:56Nigeria's defense minister confirmed the presence of U.S. troops, but didn't provide further
01:02details.
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