Overview
- A U.S. official said the deployment will add about 200 troops to a small American team already in Nigeria.
- American personnel will train Nigerian forces and help them use intelligence to identify targets, and they are not expected to see combat.
- The expanded presence follows U.S. airstrikes ordered by President Donald Trump on Christmas Day and surveillance flights conducted from Ghana since late November.
- Washington has urged stronger protection of Christian communities, a claim Nigeria disputes as it says militants target both Christians and Muslims.
- Nigerian authorities have not disclosed troop locations or timelines, and officials report intensified attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP in the northwest.