In the wake of a chemical attack in the rebel-held in Syria that killed more than 100 people, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered missile raids against the Syrian airbase where the deadly chemical weapons were launched.
Though such military action requires a vote by Congress, President Trump without Congress approval went ahead and ordered for missile strikes declaring he acted in America’s “vital national security interest”.
Following the order, two U.S. warships fired dozens of cruise missiles from eastern Mediterranean Sea at the airbase under the control of President Bashar al-Assad’s forces in response to the poison gas attack on Tuesday.
Also, fifty-nine Tomahawk missiles launched from the USS Porter and USS Ross around 8:40 p.m. EDT (0040 GMT on Friday), struck multiple targets – including the airstrip, aircraft and fuel stations – on the Shayrat Air Base. Pentagon claimed the airbase was used to store chemical weapons.
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a massive military strike against Syria in retaliation for a chemical attack with a sarin-like nerve agent which Washington blames on President Bashar al-Assad, though attacking the government of a sovereign nation raises legal questions.
