U.S. Missile Attack On Syria -- News Roundup April 7, 2017

Wall Street Journal: U.S. Launches Cruise Missiles at Syrian Air Base in Response to Chemical Attack

Strikes represent first time a U.S. military operation deliberately targeted regime of President Bashar al-Assad

WASHINGTON—The U.S. military launched nearly 60 Tomahawk cruise missiles against a Syrian air base Friday, responding to mounting calls for a display of force in the wake of this week’s suspected chemical-weapons attack in Syria.

The strikes represented the first time a U.S. military operation deliberately targeted the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the chemical attack in Idlib province on Tuesday had changed his thinking on Syria and Mr. Assad.

Speaking inside his Mar-a-Lago resort, President Trump said he ordered targeted missile strikes at a Syrian airfield as a response to the “barbaric” chemical weapons attack. The Assad regime, Mr. Trump said, “choked out the lives of helpless” people in Syria.

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Live Updates: Syria -- BBC
The Latest: Syria decries 'flagrant aggression' of US strike -- AP
Trump and Syria: Live updates -- CNN
Second attack on Syrian town hit by chemical weapons reported after Trump strikes airbase – live -- The Guardian
US fires cruise missiles on Syria - live updates -- DW
Syria hit by US strike as Donald Trump launches missile barrage against airfield, as it happened -- ABC News Online
US missile strike against Syria LIVE UPDATES -- RT

U.S. Missile Attack On Syria -- News Roundup April 7, 2017

Syria bombing: US launches first direct military action against Assad -- The Guardian
US launches cruise missiles on Syrian airbase -- Al Jazeera
US missiles blast Syria; Trump demands 'end the slaughter' -- Defense News/AP
US launches cruise missile strikes on Syria -- DW
Syria: Donald Trump orders missile strike against Assad airfield in retaliation for chemical attack -- ABC News Online
Syria army says six dead in US missile strike -- AFP
6 MiG-23 aircraft destroyed in US strike on Syrian airfield, runway undamaged – Russian MoD -- RT
US strikes on Syrian base: what we know -- AFP
US airstrikes on Syria: what we know so far -- The Guardian
Initial reports indicate Syrian airbase 'almost completely destroyed' after US strike -- FOX News
US missile strike in Syria: What we know so far about target, victims & reactions -- RT
Exclusive: Situation in Syria constitutes international armed conflict - Red Cross -- Reuters
U.N. says Syria action must abide by international law -- Reuters