The US launched dozen of missile strikes on Syria airbase on Thursday night after the US accused the Assad government of using a chemical attack on civilians, that killed more than 100 people.
Two US warship, USS Ross and the USS Porter located in the Mediterranean Sea, launched 59 missiles at the Shayrat Airfield in Homs province in western Syria, the airfield supposedly used by the Syrian government to drop the chemical payload on its own citizen.
The Pentagon said that people were not targeted, and just the airbase, though no casualties has been reported. Aircraft and infrastructure were hit, including runway and gas fuel pump.
While speaking on the missile strike, President Trump in his Florida Mar-a-Lago family compound in Palm beach said;
Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women and children,It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.
Two dozen members of congress were also said to have been briefed on the strike. Vice President Pence, who also had gone home on Thursday for dinner came back to the situation room to monitor the event.
The Syrian government while speaking on the strike, sees it "as American aggression," while the biggest rebel group, Ahrar Al Sham said it "welcomes any U.S. intervention through surgical strikes that would deter the Assad regime capabilities to kill civilians and shorten the suffering of our people."
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