On the evening of 6 April, Trump notified members of the U.S. Congress of his plan on the missile strike.
The strike targeted Shayrat Airbase in the Homs Governorate, which was believed by American intelligence to be the base for the aircraft that carried out a chemical weapons attack on 4 April,[REF][REF] and was intended to destroy air defenses, aircraft, hangars and fuel [REF].