N us ra ▁Front . ▁The ▁following ▁day ▁ ▁the ▁French - d raft ed ▁resolution ▁was ▁co - sp ons ored ▁by ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council ▁un anim ously ▁passed ▁the ▁French - B rit ish ▁draft ed - sp ons ored ▁resolution . ▁Also ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁November , ▁France ▁dismiss ed ▁Russia ′ s ▁suggestions ▁that ▁the ▁French ▁air ▁strik es ▁against ▁oil ▁install ations ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁were ▁illegal , ▁saying ▁they ▁were ▁" an ▁appropriate ▁and ▁necessary ▁rip ost e " ▁to ▁attacks ▁by ▁Islam ic ▁State . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁French ▁President ▁Em manuel ▁Mac ron ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁statement ▁that ▁France ' s ▁" red ▁line ▁has ▁been ▁crossed ", ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁attacks ▁on ▁Dou ma . ▁Begin ning ▁at ▁ 0 4 : 0 0 ▁Sy rian ▁time ▁( UTC + 3 ), ▁France , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁military ▁strik es ▁involving ▁aircraft ▁and ▁ship - based ▁miss iles ▁against ▁multiple ▁government ▁sites ▁in ▁Sy ria . ▁They ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Dou ma ▁chemical ▁attack ▁against ▁civ ili ans ▁on ▁ 7 ▁April , ▁which ▁they ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁government . ▁The ▁Sy rian ▁government ▁denied ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Dou ma ▁attacks ▁and ▁called ▁the ▁a irst rik es ▁a