Syria air strikes: US and allies attack 'chemical weapons sites'
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43762251
The US, UK and France have bombed three government sites in Syria in an early morning operation targeting chemical weapons facilities, they say.
The move is a response to a suspected chemical attack on the town of Douma last week which killed dozens.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he condemned the Western strikes "in the most serious way".
Russia, Syria's main ally, had threatened military retaliation if any Russian forces had been hit.
"The nations of Britain, France, and the United States of America have marshalled their righteous power against barbarism and brutality," US President Donald Trump said in an address from the White House at about 21:00 local time (01:00 GMT).
"The purpose of our actions tonight is to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread, and use of chemical weapons," he said.
The wave of strikes is the most significant attack against President Bashar al-Assad's government by Western powers in seven years of Syria's civil war.
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Article does continue. Zim.
On another site, the Russians claimed to have shot
down most of the cruise missiles . . . but judging
from pictures of the damage done I don't think so.
Also, this article says we warned the Russians before
carrying out the attack so's they could pull their
people out of the target zones.
Zim.
Mad Poet Strikes Again.
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