The U.S. military fired a barrage of missiles into Syria early Friday in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack blamed on President Bashar al-Assad's forces that killed about 100 civilians. It is the first direct U.S. assault on Syrian government forces.
US Strikes Syrian Air Base
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The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter launches a tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea, April 7, 2017.
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This Oct. 7, 2016 satellite image released by the U.S. Department of Defense shows Shayrat air base in Syria. The U.S. blasted a Syrian air base with a barrage of cruise missiles on April 7, 2017 in fiery retaliation for this week's gruesome chemical weap
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A Syrian national flag flutters as Qasioun mountain is seen in the background from Damascus, Syria, April 7, 2017.
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People cross a street past a poster depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria April 7, 2017.
