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On the morning of 7 April 2017, [6] [7] the United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea into Syria, aimed at Shayrat Airbase controlled by the Syrian government. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The strike was executed on the authorization of U.S. President Donald Trump , as a direct response to the Khan Shaykhun chemical ...
Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador to the United States, strongly condemned the coalition attacks on Syria and warned the Western countries of "consequences". [124] Sergei Rudskoi, a Russian Colonel-General, in a TV briefing, said Russia may consider sending S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Syria and other countries. [123]
The US Navy defeated a complex attack launched by the Houthis on Monday that saw the rebels fire several missiles and drones at two American warships off the coast of Yemen, a Pentagon ...
On the morning of 7 April 2017, 72 hours after the attack, the United States launched 59 cruise missiles on Shayrat Airbase, a Syrian airfield near Shayrat, believed to be the base for the aircraft that carried out the chemical attack. [24]
US Central Command, which oversees Middle East operations, said it struck ISIS leaders, operatives, and camps to prevent the terrorist group from rebuilding in central Syria amid the chaos.
The source said Syrian air defenses had intercepted and shot down some of the missiles. SANA said the strikes had damaged the Wadi al-Uyun highway in Masyaf and caused a blaze that firefighters ...
The following is a list of United States′s attacks on forces belonging to, or allied with the Syrian government during the Syrian Civil War.Other than the April 2017 Shayrat missile strike and the April 2018 missile strikes, all other attacks were officially announced by the Pentagon as having been carried out in defense of either the Syrian Democratic Forces or the Revolutionary Commando ...
During an interview on Thursday, Hillary Clinton suggested that the U.S. bomb airfields in Syria. Hours later, President Trump ordered such a strike.