The US attacks used Tomahawk cruise missiles.

(Baonghean.vn) - On April 7th, the US launched 59 Tomahawk missiles to attack a Syrian military base. This is not the first time; for over 30 years, Washington has used its most modern cruise missiles to attack targets.

1983General Dynamics unveiled the first generation Tomahawk cruise missile (Block I), designated BGM-109. Weighing 1.3 tons and measuring over 6 meters in length, the Tomahawk can carry a conventional warhead weighing 450 kg, or even a W80 nuclear warhead.

A Tomahawk missile is launched from the vertical launch system (VLS) on the USS Sterett.

In 1991,During the Gulf War, the US Navy fired a total of 288 Tomahawk missiles, of which 9 misfired, failing to leave the launch tube, and 6 fell into the sea immediately after leaving the tube.

1993In the same year, 46 Tomahawk missiles were fired, targeting Iraq's Zafraniyah nuclear facility. One of these landed near the Al Rasheed Hotel, killing two civilians. That same year, the Iraqi intelligence command center was also targeted by 26 US Tomahawk missiles.

The Tomahawk missile was first used by the US in the 1991 Gulf War.

1998415 Tomahawk missiles were used by the US in Operation Desert Fox, targeting Iraqi military objectives.

1999During Operation Allied Intervention in the former Yugoslavia, American warships and British submarines fired a total of 218 Tomahawk missiles.

In 2003,Iraq continued to be attacked while the US launched its military intervention in the country. More than 802 missiles were used in the initial phase.

The US launched Tomahawk missiles in an attack on Iraq in 1998.

2009The US fired two Tomahawk missiles at suspected Al-Qaeda bases in Yemen. One missile struck a civilian target, killing more than 40 people.

2011The US and NATO launched Operation Odyssey Dawn to intervene in Libya's internal affairs. On the first day, British and American forces fired a total of 124 Tomahawk missiles.

201447 Tomahawk missiles were fired from the US Navy's USS Arleigh Burke and USS Philippine Sea, targeting Islamic State (IS) terrorist group targets in Syria.

The US fired approximately 60 Tomahawk missiles into Syria on April 7, 2017.

2016The US fired five Tomahawk missiles at three Houthi radar stations in Yemen, in retaliation for anti-ship missiles targeting US warships.

April 2017,US President Donald Trump launched a Tomahawk missile attack on a Syrian air base. 59 Tomahawk missiles were fired from the two destroyers USS Ross and USS Porter, operating in the Mediterranean Sea.

Kim Ngoc

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