Trump ordered coordinated United States, British, and French strikes in Syria
Reporting and findings
- documented
Trump announced that he ordered United States armed forces to strike targets associated with Syrian chemical-weapons capabilities in coordination with Britain and France.
- The White House: Statement by President Trump on SyriaOpening announcement
Summary and current status
Documented cross-border use of force; no adjudicated aggression finding is asserted.
People and organizations
- April 2018 United States-led strikes in Syriacoalition military operation
- Donald J. Trumppresident announcing and directing United States strikes
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpordered coordinated strikes on targets in SyriaApril 2018 United States-led strikes in Syria
Figures
April 2018 Syria strike operation1 operation Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- Coordinated US, British and French strikes on Syrian chemical-weapons facilities announced April 13, 2018
- Period
- 2018-04-13 to 2018-04-14
- As of
- 2018-04-14
- Method
- Count the coordinated attack as one operation, including the US component that Trump announced he ordered. Do not separately count participating states, weapons or facilities. The date interval accommodates US announcement and Syrian local dates.
- Uncertainty
- Distinct from the April 2017 Shayrat strike. No casualty or adjudicated legal finding is inferred.