President Trump's decision to rain Tomahawk missiles on Syrian airfields in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack being pinned on Damascus followed near-unanimous international condemnation of the Syrian government. US LAUNCHES MISSILES INTO SYRIA RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACKBritish Prime Minister Theresa May called the chemical weapons attack that prompted the U.S. action "despicable." German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday called the chemical attack "barbaric" and a war crime. The strikes came at 3:45 a.m. local time, and were apparently in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack earlier this week that killed scores of civilians, and which Trump blamed on Assad. SYRIA AIRSTRIKES: TRUMP SAYS MILITARY ACTION IN ‘VITAL NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST’In Syria following the attack, state-run television blasted "American aggression."

Source: Fox News April 07, 2017 03:00 UTC