; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note), which was enacted on October 16, 2002, do not serve as specific statutory authorizations for the use of force against Syria. (5) United States military operations in Syria began on September 22, 2014, more than 13 years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, with Operation Inherent Resolve targeting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). (6) Since September 22, 2014, the United States Armed Forces have been introduced into hostilities in Syria, against both State and non-state actors. (7) The United States Armed Forces in Syria have targeted numerous entities, including the Syrian Armed Forces and pro-Syrian government forces, terrorist organizations, including ISIS, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian-backed militias, the Russian-backed Wagner Group, and the armed forces of Turkey. (8) On October 30, 2015, the administration of President Barack Obama deployed members of the United States Armed Forces, announcing that up to 50 special operations forces would be deployed to Syria. (9) On April 25, 2016, the Obama administration announced that an additional 250 special operations forces would be deployed to Syria. (10) On December 6, 2017, the Secretary of Defense revealed that there were approximately 2,000 members of the United States Armed Forces deployed in Syria. (11) Since 2016, United States Armed Forces have targeted personnel, platforms, and facilities of the Syrian Armed Forces or forces allied with the Government of Syria on at least 11 occasions, including on April 7, 2017, when United States Armed Forces fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Shayrat Airbase controlled by the Syrian Government. Syrian Government officials indicated the strike killed 16 people, including 7 military personnel. (12) On February 7, 2018, members of the United States Armed Forces in Syria killed hundreds of Russian citizens who were members of the Russian-backed Wagner Group. (13) On April 12, 2018, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Mike Pompeo told the Committee on