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UK · 14 Apr 2018 Air Strikes on Syria. UK publishes legal documents Air strikes on Syria were legally justified on humanitarian grounds, government documents say. The British Government published the legal position document it… Donald Trump · 14 Apr 2018 Air Strikes on Syria – Mixed reactions for May and Trump A chorus of voices across the American political spectrum expressed support for Trump’s latest strikes, but criticised the lack of a broader… France · 14 Apr 2018 Air Strikes on Syria – France publishes declassified intelligence report In a rather unprecedented move, one of the allies which took part in last night's air strikes on Syria, published the intelligence… USA · 14 Apr 2018 Air Strikes on Syria – Pentagon Briefing The aim of the Air Strikes on Syria was to significantly impact the Syrian regimes ability to develop, deploy and use chemical… Italy · 14 Apr 2018 Air Strikes on Syria – Italy’s reaction Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said that Italy did not participate in the attack in Syria. According to news agency ANSA, Gentiloni… USA · 14 Apr 2018 Air Strikes on Syria – China’s reaction Beijing has voiced opposition to US-led airstrikes against Syrian military targets and called for talks. It also claimed that the operation had… Hezbollah · 14 Apr 2018 Air Strikes on Syria – Reaction of Hezbollah Syrian News Agency SANA reports that Lebanese Hezbollah strongly condemned the US, British and French tripartite brutal aggression on Syria at dawn… Syria · 14 Apr 2018 Air Strikes on Syria – What was hit Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters three sites were targeted: A scientific research centre in Damascus.… France · 14 Apr 2018 Air Strikes on Syria : Syria’s reaction Syria’s Foreign Ministry described the joint US, UK and French airstrikes as a "flagrant violation of international law and the principals of… France · 14 Apr 2018 Air Strikes in Syria – Weapons used (CNN) CNN provides an analysis of the weapons used by the US, France and the UK in the air strikes on Syria. A… France · 14 Apr 2018 Air Strikes on Syria – NATO to meet later on today CNN reports that following the trilateral airstrikes launched in Syria, a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) will be held Saturday… EU Commission · 14 Apr 2018 Air Strikes on Syria – Statement by Jean-Claude Juncker The President of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker issued the following statement. Last night, France, the United Kingdom and the United…