Cruise Missile Strikes On Afghanistan And Sudan (August 1998)
The August 1998 bombings of Afghanistan and Sudan (codenamed Operation Infinite Reach by the United States) were American cruise missile strikes on terrorist bases in Afghanistan and a pharmaceutical factory in Sudan on August 20, 1998. The attack was in retaliation for the bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania which killed 224 people (including 12 Americans) and injured 5,000 others.
Read more about Cruise Missile Strikes On Afghanistan And Sudan (August 1998): Al-Shifa Plant Bombing and Controversy, Attack On Camps in Afghanistan, Reaction
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