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Syrians condemn the U.S.-led airstrikes, at a protest Saturday at the Omayyad Square in Damascus.

Russia Calls Syria Strikes 'Danger To World Peace' While U.S. Allies Praise Attack

2:32pm April 14, 2018

by James Doubek

The U.S., U.K. and France launched airstrikes against regime targets in Syria. Russia condemned the attacks, saying they were a "brazen act of aggression." Turkey said it was "appropriate."

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View From Damascus

1:13pm April 14, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks with CBS News' Seth Doane about the situation in Damascus after the airstrikes.

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For the second time in just over a year, President Trump ordered airstrikes on Syrian targets in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Syria Is Latest Test For President Trump's Foreign Policy

12:30pm April 14, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The latest action in Syria — which comes shortly after the president said he wanted to withdraw U.S. troops from the country — illustrates the competing impulses that drive his foreign policy.

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Russia Condemns U.S.-Led Airstrikes

9:35am April 14, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Alexander Gabuev of the Carnegie Moscow Center about Russia's response to the U.S.-led airstrikes on Syria.

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The Big Picture In Syria

9:35am April 14, 2018

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the U.S.-led airstrikes launched at targets in Syria.

Sen. Angus King On Syria

8:46am April 14, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks with independent Sen. Angus King of Maine about the airstrikes launched on targets in Syria and the response from lawmakers.

U.S. And Allies Launch Airstrikes On Syria

8:46am April 14, 2018

by Tom Bowman

The U.S., France and Britain attacked Syria overnight in response to the Assad regime's alleged chemical attack.

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View From Beirut

8:33am April 14, 2018

by Ruth Sherlock

We look at what effect the airstrikes launched by the U.S. and allies could have on the Middle East.

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View From Paris

8:33am April 14, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

France was one of the three countries involved in launching airstrikes on targets in Syria overnight.

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The Humanitarian Impact Of Airstrikes

8:33am April 14, 2018

David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, discusses the human impact of the alleged chemical attack in Syria and the U.S.-led airstrikes with NPR's Scott Simon.