President Trump is considering military action against Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government as a response to a poison gas attack that killed more than 70 people, many of them children, in northern Syria this week. Administration officials and top Pentagon officers are considering limited air attacks on military targets, including aircraft, airfields and other facilities, the officials said. Any military action would seek to hobble Assad’s military capabilities while avoiding inadvertently hitting the Russian and Iranian troops that are mixed in — and fighting alongside — the Syrian military in many parts of the country. Top congressional members have been briefed on options for military action against Assad, officials said. Some GOP leaders have urged Trump to use military action in Syria.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 06, 2017 20:20 UTC