CNN
- President Donald Trump ordered “precision strikes” on Syria Friday night, in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack there.
- The development follows a suspected chemical attack that is widely believed to be the work of the Syrian government, which killed dozens of people.
- Syria has denied any involvement in the chemical attack.
President Donald Trump announced “precision strikes” on Syria on Friday, in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack that reportedly killed dozens of people.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime was suspected of orchestrating a chlorine attack against the rebel-held town of Douma, near the capital of Damascus, earlier this month. Although exact figures were unclear, the attack is believed to have killed dozens, many of them children. The New York Times placed the number of fatalities at around 70, with 43 of the victims showing signs of having been exposed to “highly toxic chemicals.”See the rest of the story at Business Insider
NOW WATCH: Why Russia is so involved in the Syrian Civil War
See Also:
- Trump is reportedly pushing for ‘sweeping’ strikes in Syria — but Mattis is pushing back
- Trump will reportedly warn Russia where in Syria the US will strike
- How the suspected Syria gas attack turned into one of the biggest crises of Trump’s presidency
SEE ALSO: Trump’s generals tried to talk him out of pulling US troops from Syria — he didn’t want to hear it
