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.
USS Ross fires a Tomahawk missile towards Shayrat Airbase
Trump receives a briefing on a military strike on Syria from his National Security team.
Protesters gather on Lake Street in south Minneapolis to protest the bombings.
Tomahawk (missile)
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The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is a long-range, all-weather, jet-powered, subsonic cruise missile that is primarily used by the United States Navy and Royal Navy in ship and submarine-based land-attack operations.
A BGM-109 Tomahawk flying in November 2002
UGM-109 Tomahawk missile detonates above a test target, 1986.
The USS Chafee (DDG-90) launches a Block V Tomahawk during the start of operational testing in 2020.
Launch of a Tactical Tomahawk cruise missile from USS Stethem