Syria war: US launches missile strikes in response to chemical 'attack'
The US has carried out a missile strike against a Syrian air base in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town.
Fifty-nine Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from two US Navy ships in the Mediterranean. Six people were killed, the Syrian army said.
It is the first direct US military action against forces commanded by Syria's president.
The Kremlin, which backs Bashar al-Assad, has condemned the strike.
It comes comes just days after dozens of civilians, including many children, died in the suspected nerve gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib province.
Source: bbc.com
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