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| Syria war: US launches missile strikes following chemical 'attack' | Syria war: US launches missile strikes following chemical 'attack' |
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| The US has carried out a missile attack against targets in Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town. | The US has carried out a missile attack against targets in Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town. |
| A Pentagon official said about 50 Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from Navy destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean at a Syrian air base. | |
| President Donald Trump said he ordered the strike against the base from where Tuesday's attack was launched. | |
| He called on "all civilised nations" to help end the conflict in Syria. | |
| Dozens of civilians died in the suspected nerve gas attack on the town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib province. | |
| The US missiles hit the Shayrat airfield, from where Washington believes the chemical weapons attack was launched, one US official was quoted as saying. | |
| A statement on Syrian state TV said "American aggression" had targeted a Syrian military base with "a number of missiles" but gave no further details. | |
| Earlier on Thursday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad should have no role in a future Syria. | |
| His comments signalled a sudden shift in policy by the Trump administration. |