2017 Shayrat missile strike

When

7 Apr 2017

Kind

Military operation

Deaths

7

Coordinates

34.50° N, 36.90° E

Description

United States missile strike in Syria on April 7, 2017

Injured

7

Cause

Khan Shaykhun chemical attack

United States missile strike in Syria on 7 April 2017

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.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town, the U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Bürgerkrieg in Syrien erfolgt ein völkerrechtswidriger Luftangriff auf den Militärflugplatz asch-Schaʿirat durch die USA”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bombardement de la base aérienne d'Al-Chaayrate”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “авиаудар крылатыми ракетами «Томагавк» по сирийской авиабазе «Эш-Шайрат» в провинции Хомс, нанесённый после химической атаки в Идлибе”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Estados Unidos lanza 59 misiles contra la base aérea de Shayrat, ubicada en la gobernación siria de Homs, en respuesta al ataque con armas químicas ocurrido 2…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “كرد فعل على الهجوم الكيميائي على خان شيخون، الولايات المتحدة تقصف قاعدة الشعيرات العسكرية الجوية ب59 صاروخ توماهوك أسفرت عن مقتل 6 أشخاص”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page