Play Video 2:05 What you need to know about the Syria strikes – video reportAfterwards the man behind this night-time show of force, Donald Trump, struck a triumphal note. The decision to attack Syria followed the regime’s use of poison gas on 7 April against the then rebel-held Damascus suburb of Douma, now reoccupied by regime forces. The US and Assad ally Russia agree a plan to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons, averting punitive US strikes against the regime. Russia and Iran, as backers of the Syrian regime, and Turkey, a supporter of the rebels, organise talks in Kazakhstan, between representatives of both sides. Yet for Theresa May the decision to attack Assad brought a host of political problems.

Source: The Guardian April 15, 2018 16:42 UTC