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The strike was the first unilateral military action by the United States targeting the Syrian government during the Syrian Civil War. [10] [11] President Trump stated shortly thereafter, "It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons." [12] [13]
Syria responded using its air defense systems, and its state media aired a video purporting to show a successful missile interception. [72] The Syrian state news agency SANA and Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian military said Syria used Russian and Soviet air defense systems Pantsir-S1, S-125, S-200, Buk, and Kvadrat. [54] [73] [74]
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike against the Syrian government in response to the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack on 4 April. The United States gave Syria's ally, Russia, advance warning of the airstrike, allowing the government to move away most planes from the airbase ahead of time. 3 to 5 aircraft were destroyed and seven to nine soldiers were killed, including a Colonel.
A video shared on X claims to show Syrian Arab Army (SAA) paratroopers conducting jumps to fight Syrian rebels. Verdict: Misleading The video is from 2023 and shows training exercises, not the SAA ...
“The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians,” Trump wrote in a post on X accompanying unclassified video of the strikes ...
A video shared on X claims to show the aftermath of airstrikes on Syrian rebels. Verdict: False The original video appears to be have taken in 2021. It allegedly shows Hezbollah being hit by ...
The Russian government denied involvement in the chemical attack; Russia's Defence Ministry issued a statement saying the Russian Air Force had "not carried out any strikes near Khan Shaykhun of Idlib province", [81] but said a Syrian aircraft did conduct an airstrike on a warehouse containing ammunition and equipment belonging to rebels near ...
During an interview on Thursday, Hillary Clinton suggested that the U.S. bomb airfields in Syria. Hours later, President Trump ordered such a strike.