President Bashar Assad

U.S. Attacks Syrian Air Base with Cruise Missiles

The United States has attacked a Syrian air base with roughly 60 cruise missiles in response to a chemical weapons attack it blames on President Bashar Assad. U.S. officials say the Tomahawk missiles were fired from two warships in the Mediterranean Sea, targeting a government-controlled air base in Syria. U.S. officials say Syrian government aircraft killed dozens of civilians by…