US, UK, France Strike Syria With Over 100 Missiles in Response to Alleged Chemical Attack

US, UK, France Strike Syria With Over 100 Missiles in Response to Alleged Chemical Attack

US, UK, France Strike Syria With Over 100 Missiles in Response to Alleged Chemical Attack. News, Analysis, Multimedia. On April 14, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France launched strikes on a number of targets in Syria in response to an alleged chemical attack in the city of Douma, a Damascus suburb. The US warships Porter, Cook, and Higgins and French and UK Mirage and Tornado fighters fired over 100 cruise and air-to-surface missiles at “civilian and military facilities.”