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US strikes on Nigeria and Syria are ‘consistent’ with policy to combat IS, Republican says

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US strikes on Nigeria and Syria are ‘consistent’ with policy to combat IS, Republican says
House armed services committee’s Mike Turner denied that military strikes showed new Trump approach to US forces
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House armed services committee’s Mike Turner denied that military strikes showed new Trump approach to US forces

  • US warns of more Nigeria strikes as Abuja talks of ‘joint ongoing operations’

A senior Republican on the US House armed services committee has said that the country’s recent military strikes in Nigeria and Syria are consistent with American foreign policy to combat Islamic extremism that have existed across Donald Trump’s two presidential terms.

Mike Turner, an Ohio congressman, said on Sunday that the strikes are a “continuation of our conflict with [the Islamic State]”.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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