“We warned that such actions will not be left without consequences,” Anatoly Antonov, the ambassador to the United States, said in a statement. The strikes marked the second time that Mr. Trump has attacked Syria to punish the government after it was accused of using chemical weapons. The mission’s job was only to determine whether chemical weapons had been used, not who had used them. Last year’s American attack on Syria came after a chemical attack on the village of Khan Sheikhoun killed scores of people. Mr. Trump ordered a cruise missile strike against the Al Shayrat airfield in central Syria, where the attack had originated.

Source: New York Times April 14, 2018 00:39 UTC