13 Eye-Popping Quotes That Defined The Week
From the White House press secretary's comparison of Hitler and Syria's President Bashar Assad to Trump's chocolate cake and dropping a bomb in Afghanistan, it was a heck of a week.
Syria
Bashar Assad Tells AFP That Chemical Attack Was Western 'Fabrication'
The U.S. intelligence community is confident the Syrian president used the nerve agent sarin against civilians. Assad, in an interview with the wire service, claimed the evidence is all fake.
'Misdirected' Airstrike By U.S.-Led Coalition Kills 18 Allied Fighters In Syria
The strike was requested by America's partners "who had identified the target location as an ISIS fighting position," U.S. Central Command said Thursday.
From Red Lines To Blurred Lines: The Trump Administration's Syria Shift
Before and after last week's chemical weapons attack, the Trump administration sent conflicting signals about foreign intervention, Russian cooperation and the fate of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
U.S. Lays Out Case For Assad's Culpability In Chemical Weapons Attack
The White House released a declassified report on the attack in Khan Shaykhun. It says the U.S. is "confident" Syria's Bashar Assad was responsible and that Russia is attempting to deflect blame.
Syria Casts Long Shadow Across Rex Tillerson's Big Trip To Italy And Russia
The secretary of state is meeting with G-7 diplomats, then heading to Moscow on Tuesday for some rather tough discussions. All the while, the U.S. strike on Syria is likely to be Item 1 on the agenda.
Syrian Activist Looks Up: 'For the First Time Ever, There's a Glimmer of Hope'
Mouaz Moustafa has spent years advocating in Washington for the United States to get more involved in Syria. He sees President Trump's strike as long overdue.
What Is The U.S. Goal In Syria?
The U.S. has now bombed both main players in the Syrian war: President Bashar Assad's military and the Islamic State. But the Trump administration hasn't spelled out what sort of outcome it's seeking.
In Syria, The News Of U.S. Missile Strike Is Greeted With Ambivalence
"Our feelings today are mixed between happiness and sadness," a Syrian woman tells NPR. "We're tired inside. We're tired of planes. We want to live a normal life."
After U.S. Strikes On Syria, The Gloves Come Off In Moscow
Russia had been giving President Trump the soft touch. But following the U.S. missile strike on Syria, hopes for friendlier relations are fizzling and the Kremlin's rhetorical cease-fire is over.