{"id":34900,"date":"2018-04-14T15:04:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-14T15:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/14\/scenes-from-the-airstrikes-on-syria-and-the-aftermath\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:33:09","slug":"scenes-from-the-airstrikes-on-syria-and-the-aftermath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/14\/scenes-from-the-airstrikes-on-syria-and-the-aftermath\/","title":{"rendered":"Scenes from the airstrikes on Syria, and the aftermath"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What happened during and after the United States on Friday night launched a retaliatory strike against Syria for its use of chemical weapons against Syrian civilians? Below are images and video from the attacks and after:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile early Saturday, April 14, 2018, as part of the military response to Syria’s use of chemical weapons on April 7. The United States, France and Britain launched military strikes in Syria to punish President Bashar Assad for an apparent chemical attack against civilians and to deter him from doing it again. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Trey Fowler\/U.S. Navy via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile Saturday, April 14, 2018, as part of the military response to Syria’s use of chemical weapons on April 7. The United States, France and Britain launched military strikes in Syria to punish President Bashar Assad for an apparent chemical attack against civilians and to deter him from doing it again. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Trey Fowler\/U.S. Navy via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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In video released Saturday morning, the USS Monterey, a guided missile cruiser deployed to Fifth Fleet, launches Tomahawk missiles at Syria as part of an allied strike on April 13, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\t