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American officials reported that the strikes hit 85 targets across seven facilities, three in Iraq and four in Syria, using 125 precision-guided missiles. [13] Of the 85 sites targeted, more than 80 were destroyed or rendered inoperable. [15] The 15,000-mile round trip required 44 hours flying time from Texas. [16]
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 ...
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 ...
As rebel forces reached Damascus on Sunday and Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country, US Air Force B-52 bombers, F-15 fighter jets, and A-10 attack aircraft bombed ISIS targets in central ...
The attacks also hit a border crossing known as Humaydiya, where militia cross back and forth between Iraq and Syria, according to Omar Abu Layla, a Europe-based activist who heads the Deir Ezzor ...
On 23 January 2024, the United States launched a series of airstrikes on three facilities used by Iran-backed militias in Iraq. [85] [86] The United States defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, announced the strikes in a statement the same day. [87] The strikes targeted several militia groups with connections to Iran, including Kataib Hezbollah.
The U.S. carried out an airstrike on a weapons warehouse in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for what has been a growing number of attacks on bases housing U.S. troops ...
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]