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By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Zachary Cohen
President Donald Trump announced on Friday he ordered strikes on the Syrian regime in response for a chemical weapon attack last weekend.
“I ordered the United States armed forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapon capabilities of Syrian dictator of Bashar al-Assad,” Trump said from the White House Diplomatic Room.
Trump said the strikes were in coordination with France and the United Kingdom.
A Pentagon briefing is expected.
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