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The U.S. has launched at least 50 Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian air base.
US Fires Missiles At Syrian Air Base
U.S. Navy / Mass Comm Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams
April 6, 2017
The U.S. launched at least 50 Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian air base late Thursday.
The missiles were reportedly launched from two U.S. Navy destroyers in the Mediterranean Sea and targeted a regime air base in Homs.
Syrian state TV called the strikes an act of "American aggression."
The strikes come after a major chemical weapons attack killed over 80 people near the Syrian town of Idlib. The Trump administration says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is responsible for the attack.
President Trump said to reporters: "Years of previous attempts at changing Assad's behavior have all failed and failed very dramatically. ... Tonight, I call on all civilized nations to join us in seeking to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria."
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