Events tagged with "military strike"

Historical Events tagged with "military strike"

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Military & Warfare

Trump Orders Missile Strike on Syrian Airbase

April 7th, 2017 7 years ago

In response to the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a missile strike targeting the Shayrat airbase in Syria. The strike was carried out on April 6, 2017, using 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from U.S. Navy destroyers in the Mediterranean Sea. This military action was intended to deter further use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government under President Bashar al-Assad, who was widely blamed for the chemical attack that killed dozens of civilians in Khan Shaykhun.