2018 bombing of Damascus and Homs
military strikes by US, UK, France against government sites in Syria
On 14 April 2018, beginning at 04:00 Syrian time (UTC+3),[1] the United States, France, and the United Kingdom carried out a series of military strikes, with manned aircraft and ship-based missiles, against multiple government sites in Syria against the Bashar al-Assad regime.[2]
The three acting powers did so in response to the use of chemical weapons against people in Douma in eastern Ghouta on 7 April, which they think was done by the Syrian government.[3][4] Syria denied involvement in the Douma attacks[4] and called the airstrikes a violation of international law.[3]
President Donald Trump of the United States, Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom and President Emmanuel Macron of France ordered the strikes.[5]
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References
change- ↑ 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.
- ↑ CNN, Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Zachary Cohen. "Trump: US launches strikes on Syria". CNN. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Editorial, Reuters. "Trump says ordered precision strikes against Syria chemical weapons..." U.S. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
{{cite news}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gearan, Anne; Ryan, Missy (13 April 2018). "U.S. launches missile strikes in Syria". Archived from the original on 14 April 2018 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ↑ "U.S. has taken decision to strike Syria: Fox News". Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
