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Trump Hits Assad Regime Over Suspected Chemical Attack

180414-N-DO281-1242 U.S. FIFTH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 14, 2018) – The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile April 14. Monterey is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g Matthew Daniels)
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Posted: April 13th, 2018

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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