2014 American rescue mission in Syria

2014 American Intervention in Syria
Part of Syrian Civil War
The USS George Washington in 2013, preparing to possibly launch missiles at Syrian Targets.
Date August 2014 Location Syria
Belligerents
United States Free Syrian Army Syrian Kurdistan	ISIS al-Nusra Front al-Qaeda	Syria
Commanders and leaders
Barack Obama	Ayman al-Zawahiri Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi	Bashar al-Assad
Strength
300	50,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 Civilian killed 1 Soldier wounded	14 Fighters killed	Unknown

U.S. Ground Forces

In the summer of 2014, U.S forces raided a stash house where ISIS was holding American hostages. 14 ISIS fighters were killed, a U.S soldier was wounded, but the hostages weren't there. The mission failed, and James Foley was executed by Jihadi John in August.

September 2013 Syrian Redline Crisis

In 2013, after an alleged chemical attack by the Assad Regime on its own people, U.S president Barack Obama announced that Syria had crossed a "redline" and that punitive Airstrikes on Syrian weapons compounds would follow. This announcement proved to be very controversial in the United States. After a last minute deal brokered by Russia's Putin, the Obama Administration decided not to follow through on his threats to attack Syria. Bashar al-Assad agreed to destroy most of his weapons of mass destruction.

U.S. Reconnaissance missions

Announced in August of 2014, American warplanes had begun reconnaissance overflights of Syrian territory. These will determine whether airstrikes should be used in Syria.

See also

• 2014 American intervention in Iraq
• Syrian Civil War