Trump Hits Assad Regime Over Suspected Chemical Attack

After days threatening to take action, President Donald Trump announced Friday evening that he’d ordered “precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities,” of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.

Trump said U.S. forces acted together with France and the U.K.,  retaliating for a suspected poison gas attack that killed dozens near Damascus last week.

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