U.S. sends small military group to Nigeria after striking it on Christmas Day

The U.S. has dispatched a small team of troops to Nigeria, the commander of U.S. forces in Africa announced Tuesday, as Washington looks to curb violence against religious minorities in the region.

The announcement comes just over a month after President Trump ordered airstrikes on what he said were Islamic State targets in Nigeria on Christmas Day. Following the bombing, Mr. Trump said there could be further U.S. military action there if violence against Christians continued...