The deployment follows months of escalating pressure from President Trump on the African nation, including a surprise missile strike on Christmas Day.

Trump has accused the West African government of failing to protect Christians from terrorist attacks ...

Washington is stepping up its military presence to combat Islamist insurgents, but the move is viewed through the prism of US domestic politics and a White House narrative focused on protecting core ...

The 200 troops will supplement a small team of American military officers already embedded with Nigerian forces.

An attack in Nigeria by suspected jihadi terrorists that killed at least 162 people has been condemned as "horrific" by ...

Three Nigerian states have experienced the effects of US military intervention, highlighting the scope of foreign involvement ...

A yearslong effort to convince the Trump administration that Christians are persecuted in the West African nation has shifted ...

The country’s first lady and a governor joined Nigeria’s Washington lobbying efforts to counter the growing Christian genocide narrative on Capitol Hill.

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said he has instructed the Pentagon to prepare for possible action in Nigeria, saying the U.S. could go in "guns-a-blazing" and halt aid if the government there ...