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The US missile strike on Shayrat Airbase on 7 April 2017 was the first time the US deliberately attacked Syrian government forces during the war, [167] and marked the start of a series of direct military actions by US forces against the Syrian government and its allies via airstrikes and aircraft shoot-downs, mainly in defense of either the ...
Obama argued that it was necessary to intervene because the recent chemical weapons attack in Syria "risks making a mockery of the global prohibition on the use of chemicals weapons" and that it put U.S. regional allies that share a border with Syria in danger. [35] In his speech, Obama also said that, "while I believe I have the authority to ...
(Reuters) - As U.S. fighter jets pound Islamic State targets in Syria, Washington's coalition allies appear increasingly absent from the air war. Although President Barack Obama's administration ...
[49] [50] [51] As a result, Belgium suspended its air operations in Syria, [52] and the US began limiting itself to only the most essential air strikes. [ 53 ] According to some local sources, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant took advantage of the attack and absence of the Syrian Air Force in eastern Homs, by launching several attacks ...
By JULIE PACE WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama faces a familiar question as he contemplates airstrikes in Syria: Should Congress have a say in his decision? Just last summer Obama was ...
The US military said it carried out dozens of precision strikes against ISIS targets in central Syria on Sunday. The widespread airstrikes came after a dayslong blitz by rebel forces that ...
Syrian military radar was "passive" during the first air strikes, making no known attempt to counter coalition aircraft. [125] The U.S. had deployed HARM missiles as a precaution, as it was uncertain how Syria's air-defense network would react. [126] A U.S. Air Force fighter jet drops ordnance on an ISIL compound in Raqqa, Syria on 23 September ...
As the situation on the ground in Syria continues to evolve, the U.S. military conducted air strikes on key targets in the country over the weekend.