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- The US, UK, and France conducted airstrikes against the Syrian regime on Friday night.
- The US reportedly deployed B-1B bombers and launched Tomahawk missiles from three US destroyers.
- France deployed Mirage and Rafale jets, while the UK deployed Tornado jets.
The US, UK, and France conducted air strikes against the Syrian government at around 9:00 PM EST on Friday night.
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said at a press conference on Friday night that double the amount of weapons were used compared with the strike in April 2017, which consisted of 59 Tomahawk missiles.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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