On December 25, 2025 (Christmas Day), the United States conducted airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS)-affiliated militants in northwest Nigeria's Sokoto State, targeting camps in areas like the Bauni forest in Tangaza and reportedly near the village of Jabo. President Donald Trump announced the operation on Truth Social, describing it as a "powerful and deadly strike" against "ISIS Terrorist Scum" who he claimed were "targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent C

On November 27, 2025, a tragic ambush near the White House left two National Guard members wounded, with 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom succumbing to her injuries the following day.  The suspect, 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who had entered the U.S. via Operation Allies Welcome in 2021 and was granted asylum earlier that year.