The government refers to all groups fighting against it, including mainstream rebels, as terrorists, and has denied any involvement in the chemical attack. CHEMICAL ATTACK VICTIMSThe victims of Tuesday's chemical attack in the northern town of Khan Sheikhoun, which killed more than 80 people and wounded dozens more, welcomed the strike but feared it would be a one-off. NATOSecretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says "the Syrian regime bears the full responsibility" for the U.S. missile strike. He said that "any use of chemical weapons is unacceptable, cannot go unanswered, and those responsible must be held accountable." ISRAELPresident Reuven Rivlin said the U.S. strike on Syria was an "appropriate response" to the "unthinkable brutality" of the chemical attack.

Source: ABC News April 07, 2017 11:18 UTC