April 2018 missile strikes against Syria

Not to be confused with Syria missile strikes (September 2018).

2018 missile strikes against Syria
Part of US attacks against Syria, the American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War and the foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War
A map of the attack sites, according to the US Department of Defense
Location
 Syria
Planned by France
 United Kingdom
 United States
Commanded byFrance Emmanuel Macron
United States Donald Trump
United Kingdom Theresa May
ObjectiveDegrade Syria's facilities for production of chemical weapons and deter their use[1][2][3]
Date14 April 2018
Executed by
OutcomeAll targets either destroyed or severely damaged (US claim)
Minimal damage (Syrian claim)
Casualties6 soldiers and 3 civilians injured (Syrian government claim)[4]

On 14 April 2018, beginning at 04:00 Syrian time (UTC+3),[5] the United States, France, and the United Kingdom carried out a series of military strikes involving aircraft and ship-based missiles against multiple government sites in Syria during the Syrian Civil War.[6][7] The strikes were a reprisal for the Douma chemical attack against civilians on 7 April, widely attributed to the Syrian government.[8][9] The Syrian government called the airstrikes a violation of international law.[8]

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  2. ^ République, Présidence de la. "Press statement by the President of the French Republic on the intervention of the French armed forces in response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria". elysee.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference UKGovLegalPosition was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S., France and U.K. Strike Syria Over Chemical Attack". Haaretz. 15 April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. ^ Borger, Julian (14 April 2018). "Syria: US, UK and France launch air strikes in response to chemical attack". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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  9. ^ Gearan, Anne; Ryan, Missy (13 April 2018). "U.S. launches missile strikes in Syria". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018.