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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]
Concerns are mounting that President-elect Trump could face an ISIS resurgence in Syria as Turkey-backed forces hit U.S ... hitting more than 75 sites in a significant strike earlier this month on ...
Anti government forces keep watch at a position overlooking Hama days after they captured and took control of the central Syrian city, on December 7, 2024. (Photo by BAKR ALKASEM/AFP via Getty Images)
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.
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]
President Trump’s dilemma in Syria is to let a terrorist state emerge at the heart of the Middle East on his watch or to violate his campaign promise of “no more foreign wars."
A video statement from a group of men on Syrian state TV said that Assad had been overthrown and that all prisoners had been released. "Assad is gone. He has fled his country," Trump wrote.
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]