US hits Syrian air base with cruise missiles
BEIRUT: the latest on the suspected chemical attack in Syria (all local times):4:30 a.m.
The United States has attacked a Syrian airbase with about 60 cruise missiles in response to a chemical weapons attack it blames President Bashar Assad.
US officials say the Tomahawk missiles were fired from two warships in the Mediterranean, targeting a government-controlled air base in Syria.
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US hits Syrian air base with cruise missiles
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US officials say Syrian government planes have killed dozens of civilians using chlorine mixed with a nerve agent, possibly sarin, earlier this week.
The bombing is the most dramatic military order of President Donald Trump since taking office. The Obama administration has threatened to attack Assad forces for previous chemical weapons attacks, but has never been followed.