WASHINGTON — The United States and European allies launched strikes on Friday against Syrian research, storage and military targets as President Trump sought to punish President Bashar al-Assad for a suspected chemical attack near Damascus last weekend that killed more than 40 people.
New York Times: Trump orders strikes on Syria over suspected chemical weapons attack
A photo taken in the early hours of April 14, 2018 shows pedestrians walking in an empty street before the daybreak Muslim prayer in Damascus' Mazze neighbourhood after the US, France, and Britain launched a joint operation against the Syrian government.
Western strikes early Saturday hit Syrian military bases and research centres in and around the capital and the country's centre, a monitor said, as the US, France, and Britain announced a joint operation.
