The United States blasted a Syrian air base with a barrage of cruise missiles in fiery retaliation for this week's chemical weapons attack against civilians. Trump ordered the strike against Syria early Friday local time in retaliation for the chemical weapons attack that killed 86 people on Tuesday, he said. "Tonight I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched. CLOSE Skip in Skip x Embed x Share President Trump made a statement regarding the U.S. cruise missile strike on Syria after chemical weapons attack. Deadly chemical attackThe strike followed an attack on a rebel-held city in northern Syria with apparent chemical weapons.

Source: Libya Today April 07, 2017 01:22 UTC