EXPLAINER: How US airstrike target ISIS-linked groups in Nigeria

US struck ISIS-affiliated camps in Sokoto, NW Nigeria, via Tomahawk missiles from Gulf of Guinea warships, with Nigerian approval.

Explains Boko Haram’s bases (Sambisa Forest, Lake Chad islands), religious divide, Nigeria’s challenges (terrain, logistics).

Hypothetical US defeat strategy: naval/air dominance, intel, precision strikes, special forces raids, Marine ground ops with hovercraft for rapid deployment.

Details on weapons like F-35s, tanks.