Sentences with phrase «airstrike targeted»

Last Friday, a U.S. - led airstrike targeted Syria's chemical weapons infrastructure.

The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth, Season 2, Episode 4: John Heilemann interviews Republican Senator John McCain the morning after President Trump ordered airstrikes targeting a Syrian airfield.

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Russia, meanwhile, has stepped up its airstrikes against ISIS targets in the jihadists» de-facto capital of Raqqa at France's request.

They say the airstrikes on Syria hit every target.

Shortly thereafter, Jordanian forces launched 20 airstrikes against ISIS targets.

Since launching airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq last month, Obama has stressed his military operations against the group are «targeted.»

Hours after the UK parliament approved to extend the airstrikes to include Syria, Royal Air Force Tornado attack planes, deployed to Akrotiri, Cyprus, flew their first raid on terrorist targets inside Syria, early in the morning on Dec. 3.

«The Russian and Syrian regimes insist they're targeting terrorists» with airstrikes in Syria, Haley said.

Though it's unlikely that Obama would have sent a large force of ground troops into Syria in response to the sarin - gas attack, airstrikes on regime targets were on the table.

The US is now conducting airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria.

The United States launched a record number of airstrikes in Yemen and Somalia in 2017, and more importantly has reinitiated the targeting of terrorists in Pakistan and Libya.

Following last Friday night's coordinated missile attack by a coalition of U.S., U.K. and French forces against Syrian chemical weapons facilities, there was a high level of consternation about whether the barrage of targeted airstrikes would escalate into a dangerous and wide - ranging military engagement between the Assad - led Syrian government backers (Russia, Iran, Hezbollah) and NATO forces.

The poll of 1,011 likely voters was conducted April 10 - 13, although the poll methodology does not indicate if any of the responses were collected after the president announced airstrikes against Syrian targets in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack.

Syria is accused of launching a chemical weapons attack that led three NATO members — Britain, France and the U.S. — to launch airstrikes on Syrian targets.

«I can confirm that since mid-November, targeted coalition airstrikes successfully killed multiple senior and mid-level leaders,» Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said in a statement.

Woodcock, who plans to vote in favour of airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria, was unimpressed by comments Lewis had made to the BBC and challenged him in Portcullis House, where MPs have their offices.

MPs voted on Wednesday to approve airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria following an all - day debate.

Jeremy Corbyn has granted his MPs a free vote on on whether the UK should join airstrikes against Isil targets in the country when the motion comes before the Commons tomorrow.

The comment appears to go against the assurance offered by Nato spokesperson Lieutenant - General Charles Bouchard after the airstrike which killed Col Gaddafi's youngest son that «we do not target individuals».

His remark in the Commons continues weeks of contradictory statements from Cabinet ministers over whether Muammar Gaddafi should be targeted by Nato airstrikes.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep John Katko expressed his support for U.S. airstrikes against Syrian targets last night, calling the act a «proportional response» to the chemical attacks committed by Bashar al - Assad's regime.

Israel attacked dozens of suspected Iranian targets in Syria, saying the airstrikes were in response to an Iranian rocket barrage.

By Frank V. Vernuccio [On Friday night, US and European allies launched airstrikes against Syrian research, storage and military targets as President Trump sought to punish President Bashar al - Assad for a suspected chemical attack near Damascus last weekend that killed more than 40 people.

The city is already in bad shape thanks to targeted airstrikes and general zombie misbehaviour.

Some missions even require you to utilize a laser designator to pinpoint targets for an airstrike.