Breaking: U.S. fires 59 Tomahawk missiles into Syria.


“The use of chemical weapons against innocent people will not be tolerated,” the statement said, adding the attack is in retaliation for the Syrian dictator for using banned chemical agents in the April 4 attack. Trump, in a statement to the nation on the Syrian gas attack, had described the incident as deplorable.

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