U.S.-led airstrike against regime targets in Damascus
U.S.-led airstrikes against Syrian regime targets on Saturday morning in response to the chemical attack in Douma last week are said to have cost approximately $240 million, according to military specialists.
On Friday night, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S., the U.K. and France jointly launched strikes targeting the Assad regime's alleged chemical weapons capabilities after a suspected chemical attack killed dozens outside of Damascus.
The Syrian regime said nearly 110 missiles hit targets in the capital Damascus and other territory, and air defense systems brought most of them down.
Syrian jets respond to US, UK and French air strikes
The joint strike came after the White Helmets, a civil defense agency, blamed the Assad regime for the chemical attack, which it said killed 78 civilians and injured hundreds of others.
A video released by the French Army showed the moment missiles were launched against Syrian regime targets in Damascus as French Rafale fighter jets prepare to take off from naval warship.
French army releases video showing missiles launched against Syria
Following the strike, regime sources refuted Western media claims by saying that Syrian defenses managed to destroy 71 of the 103 missiles fired, discrediting reports that claimed the strike was successful.
U.S., British and French forces launched airstrikes on Syria in response to a suspected poison gas attack that killed dozens of people, aiming to degrade Damascus' chemical weapons capabilities. Chemical weapons research centers and storage facilities in the greater Damascus area and near the city of Homs were destroyed by the alliance.US-led strikes hit Syrian chemical targets
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Each Tomahawk missile costs approx. $1.6 million
The U.S. struck targets in Syria from its naval warships in the Mediterranean using Tomahawak missiles, which cost $1.590 million per unit. These guided missiles can be fired from warships, submarines or from surface launchers.
An amateur video shows the skies over Damascus as U.S., British and French forces targeted Syria with airstrikes early on Saturday in response to a poison gas attack that killed dozens of people last week.
Damascus skies light up during joint airstrikes