U.S., British and French forces struck sites associated with Syria’s chemical-weapons capabilities on Friday. Video footage shows the missile launches and resulting damage. Photo: AFP/GettyIn carrying out airstrikes in Syria on Saturday, the U.S. and its allies were trying to maintain a careful balance: upholding their red line against the use of chemical weapons, without crossing Moscow’s red lines against toppling President Bashar al-Assad or targeting Russian forces. The attack was larger than President Donald Trump’s previous strike against Syria in April 2017. And this time, the U.S. didn’t go it alone but carried out the attacks along with...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 14, 2018 04:28 UTC