2017 Shayrat missile strike
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title:
2017 Shayrat missile strike
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On the morning of 7 April 2017, the United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea into Syria, aimed at Shayrat Airbase controlled by the Syrian government. The strike was executed on the authorization of U.S. President Donald Trump, as a direct response to the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack that occurred on 4 April. The strike was the first unilateral military action by the United States targeting the Syrian government during the Syrian Civil War. President Trump s
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United States missile strike in Syria on 7 April 2017
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Shayrat_missile_strike
date created:
2017-04-07T01:40:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T08:37:25Z
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