U.S. launches Tomahawk missiles in Syria

Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vladimir Safronkov confers with aides during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council concerning the situation in Syria, at U.N. headquarters on April 7 in New York City.

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April 6, 2017 6:36 PM PT

More than 50 missiles are launched at Syria.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and U.N. Security Council president Nikki Haley listens during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Syria, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 7.

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In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer Porter launches a Tomahawk missile, one of dozens fired at a Syrian military airfield.

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President Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., after the U.S. fired a barrage of cruise missiles into Syria on Thursday night in retaliation for this week’s chemical weapons attack against civilians.

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Ivanka Trump, third from left, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, next to her, and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, far right, are among those listening to President Trump’s remarks on the Syria airstrikes.

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks with reporters after he greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Florida on Thursday. Among other things, Tillerson talked about possible military action against Syria.

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