Britain and France Join Strikes to Show Western Resolve
- The goal, officials said, was to punish the government of President Bashar al-Assad for a suspected chemical attack against civilians near Damascus last weekend.
- It is the second time President Trump has launched missiles against Syria, where he has said he wants to limit U.S. military involvement.
NEWS ANALYSIS
Tough Talk, but a Restrained Strike
The proportional response was evidently calculated to keep Syria’s patrons, Russia and Iran, from retaliating.
Video by NILO TABRIZY and BARBARA MARCOLINI. Photo by Hassan Ammar/Associated Press
The airstrikes against research and military targets were part of what officials said was an effort to deter future chemical attacks.
A Death Toll Often Lost to Time and the Fog of War
When Syria’s civil war began in 2011, the U.N. and others tallied the numbers killed in the conflict. Seven years on, an increasingly complex war means the count has stopped.
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