US missiles strike Syria
In April 2017, the US launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea targeting Syria's Shayrat Airbase, resulting in civilian casualties. The strike happened without the approval of the UN Security Council and has been widely deemed an act of aggression.
- ‘Important to know if it really took place’: Bashar Assad doubts Al-Baghdadi’s death again, says ISIS ‘made by Americans’
Islamic State was actually a US creation which they have never fought against for real, the Syrian President claimed, which makes him doubt the much-talked about killing of the group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.Nov 28, 2019 10:42World News - Undeclared US airstrike on Syria’s Idlib leaves multiple casualties, puts truce at risk – MoDSending no warning to Russia or Turkey, the US bombed an array of targets within Idlib, Syria, killing numerous civilians and threatening the hard-earned truce across the province, the Russian Defense Ministry said.Sep 1, 2019 08:43World News
- ‘Precision strike?’ US coalition targets ISIS butcher, Syria says the missiles hit army positionsThe US-led coalition says it targeted a top Islamic State terrorist commander who was involved in the beheading of a US officer and posed an “imminent threat.” Local media, however, claim the airstrike hit Syrian Army positions.Dec 3, 2018 02:54World News
- Islamic State revival? ‘Decimated’ terror group ambushes US-backed forces in Syria (VIDEO)Washington claims that the Islamic State group has been all-but-eliminated from Syria thanks to its military efforts, but recent attacks by the group show that US-controlled eastern Syria is far from terror-free.Oct 31, 2018 21:03World News
- Over 120 civilians killed by US-led coalition airstrikes in Syria in 1 month – Russian militaryScores of civilians have been killed in the past month as a result of indiscriminate US-led coalition strikes in eastern Syria, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.Oct 31, 2018 12:03World News
- US destroyer arrives in Mediterranean as Syria tensions riseWith the arrival of another guided missile destroyer to the Mediterranean, the US may have 200 ‘Tomahawks’ ready for a strike on Syria, as Russia warns that jihadist groups in Idlib are planning a fake chemical attack.Sep 13, 2018 02:16World News
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