Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playThe US airstrikes on a Syrian regime airbase have hardened the dividing lines across the world in regards to the Assad regime. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said Syrian president Assad bore "sole responsibility" for the US strike on a regime airbase. "But we are not at war with the Assad regime and United States have made it clear that they are not seeking to overthrow the Assad regime." There is a clear distinction between air strikes on military targets and the use of chemical weapons against civilians." He added that while "Russian cruise missiles strike the terrorists, US missiles strike Syrian government forces who are spearheading the fight against the terrorists."

Source: New Zealand Herald April 07, 2017 20:48 UTC