It’s just being reported by the Wall Street Journal that President Trump is sending 200 troops to Nigeria to help train their military to fight against the bloodthirsty Islamists hellbent on a Christian genocide.
Here’s the news:
The U.S. is sending 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country’s military to fight Islamist militants, weeks after President Donald Trump accused the West African government of failing to protect Christians from terrorist attacks, an American military official said Tuesday. – WSJ pic.twitter.com/MZlzMQOrh8
— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) February 10, 2026
Exclusive: The U.S. is sending 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country’s troops to fight Islamist militants, weeks after President Trump accused the government of failing to protect Christians from attacks, an American military official said. https://t.co/Q6mIdiHnhJ
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 10, 2026
Their article is behind a paywall, so I don’t have access to any more of their write-up. Bug given Trump’s desire to end the Christian genocide in Nigeria, the report is probably true.
UPDATE: Here’s more from WSJ:
The U.S. is sending 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country’s military to fight Islamist militants, weeks after President Trump accused the West African government of failing to protect Christians from terrorist attacks, an American military official said Tuesday.
The troops will supplement a handful of U.S. military personnel already in Nigeria to help local forces use intelligence to identify targets for military strikes, according to U.S. and Nigerian officials.
“The terrorist activity in West Africa—and Nigeria specifically—is something we’re incredibly concerned with,” a spokesperson for U.S. Africa Command said. “We want to partner with capable and willing partners that are able to address these shared security concerns.”
The fresh U.S. forces are expected to arrive in Nigeria over the coming weeks and will be stationed around the country to provide training and technical guidance for Nigerian troops. The Americans will, among other things, help their Nigerian counterparts coordinate simultaneous air and infantry operations, an often-risky military tactic.
“The U.S. troops aren’t going to be involved in direct combat or operations,” Maj. Gen. Samaila Uba, the spokesman for Nigeria’s armed forces, told The Wall Street Journal. U.S. officials confirmed that the Americans won’t be involved in combat.
Uba said Nigeria requested the additional American assistance.