page_title: Him Shanshar military installation
hierarchical_section_title: Him Shanshar military installation
caption_attribution_description: English: News Briefing Slide of 2018 bombing of Damascus and Homs released by the US Department of Defense. Preliminary Dammage Assessment: Him Shinshar Chemical Weapons Storage Site (unclassified)
context_page_description: The Him Shinshar military installation was a Syrian government military site located west of Homs, Syria. During the 2018 missile strikes against Syria during the Syrian Civil War, two sites were targeted in this vicinity at 34°40′53″N 36°27′58″E and 34°41′42″N 36°32′13″E. According to the United States military, these sites were a "chemical weapons storage facility" and "chemical weapons bunker facility", respectively.
  Both sites were destroyed during the April 2018 strike, which was led by the United States with British and French participation. The U.S. military said following the airstrikes that the Him Shinshar complex was "completely destroyed" in the airstrikes.
context_section_description: The Him Shinshar military installation was a Syrian government military site located west of Homs, Syria.  During the 2018 missile strikes against Syria during the Syrian Civil War, two sites were targeted in this vicinity at 34°40′53″N 36°27′58″E and 34°41′42″N 36°32′13″E.  According to the United States military, these sites were a "chemical weapons storage facility" and "chemical weapons bunker facility", respectively.
  Both sites were destroyed during the April 2018 strike, which was led by the United States with British and French participation. The U.S. military said following the airstrikes that the Him Shinshar complex was "completely destroyed" in the airstrikes.
caption: Storage facility
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