President Donald Trump said Thursday he’d ordered a deadly strike on Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria, who he has accused of persecuting Christians in the country. In a post on social media,

President Trump ordered a bombing attack on Islamic terror camps in northwestern Nigeria on Christmas Day, with promises of “more to come” from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

“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...