U.S. strikes on ISIS in Sokoto, Nigeria, Dec. 25, 2025

A missile rises in a plume of smoke beside a deck gun on a darkened warship at night. — U.S. Department of War video, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)

U.S. Department of War video posted Dec. 25, 2025 (ET), mirrored on Wikimedia Commons. It shows a missile launching at night from the deck of a U.S. Navy warship. The release says that at the direction of the President and the Secretary of War, and in coordination with Nigerian authorities, U.S. Africa Command conducted strikes against ISIS in Sokoto State, Nigeria, on Dec. 25, 2025, and that its initial assessment was that multiple ISIS fighters were killed in ISIS camps. Archive item tied to October 2026 coverage of Islamic State attacks in northern Nigeria.

What: U.S. strikes on ISIS in Sokoto, Nigeria, Dec. 25, 2025
Where: Sokoto State, Nigeria
When: Dec 25, 2025
Who: U.S. Department of War / U.S. Africa Command
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None shown. Missile launch from a ship at night; no people harmed on screen. Graphic level: none.

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U.S. Department of War / U.S. Africa Command · Department of War: U.S. strikes against ISIS in Nigeria, Dec. 25, 2025

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Captured 25 December 2025. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: U.S. Department of War / U.S. Africa Command. Location: Sokoto State, Nigeria.

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Credit: U.S. Department of War video, via Wikimedia Commons. License: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).

Archive · 25 December 2025