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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.
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump warned on Saturday that the United States should not intervene in the latest conflict in Syria, where rebel forces opposing Syrian President Bashar al ...
In October 2019, following a call with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, then-President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of U.S. troops from northeast Syria. Days later, Turkey launched a ...
The president and his inner circle are reportedly weighing a much bigger strike on Syria than the one on April 7, 2017, which did little long-term damage.
Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife in Mar-a-Lago last weekend, and the world leaders were finishing up dinner on Friday night when the call was made to fire 59 Tomahawk ...
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]