Trump ordered 59 cruise missiles fired at Syria's Shayrat airfield
Reporting and findings
- documented
Trump reported to Congress that United States forces launched 59 Tomahawk missiles at Syria's Shayrat military airfield at his direction.
- The White House: Letter from President Trump on the Shayrat missile strikeFirst two paragraphs
Summary and current status
Documented cross-border use of force; no adjudicated aggression finding is asserted.
People and organizations
- 2017 Shayrat missile strikeUnited States missile strike
- Donald J. Trumppresident directing the strike
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpdirected a 59-missile strike on a Syrian airfield2017 Shayrat missile strike
Figures
Shayrat strike operation1 operation Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- US missile attack on Shayrat airfield, Syria, announced April 6, 2017 in US time
- Period
- 2017-04-06 to 2017-04-07
- As of
- 2017-04-08
- Method
- Count the coordinated 59-missile attack as one operation. Trump's April 8 letter to Congress supplies the presidential direction, target and timing. The date interval accommodates US announcement and Syrian local dates.
- Uncertainty
- Weapons and targets are not separate operations. No casualty or legal finding is inferred.