U.S. forces strike at Syrian air base
The United States blasted a Syrian air base with a barrage of cruise missiles in fiery retaliation for this week's gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians. Here are some images provided by the U.S. Navy.
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter conducts strike operations against Syria on April 7, 2017.Ford Williams/U.S. Navy/Reuters
The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter launches a tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea.Ford Williams/U.S. Navy/The Associated Press
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Ross fires a tomahawk land attack missile in Mediterranean Sea which U.S. Defense Department said was a part of cruise missile strike against Syria.Ford Williams/Courtesy U.S. Navy/Reuters
U.S. Navy, the destroyer USS Porter launches a Tomahawk missile from the Mediterranean Sea.Ford Williams/Courtesy U.S. Navy/The New York Times
A still image taken from a video broadcast on Syrian state television on April 7, 2017, shows a Syrian army airbase that was hit by a U.S. strike near the city of Homs, Syria.Syrian TV/Reuters
An aerial view taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site shows a Syrian airbase after it was hit by US strike in Syria.Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/The Associated Press
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after delivering a statement about missile strikes on a Syrian airfield, at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.Carlos Barria/Reuters
From second left: Jared Kushner, Steve Bannon. Ivanka Trump is center, next to her is Wilbur Ross, the commerce secretary. President Donald Trump spoke about the cruise missile attack on a Syrian air base, at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.Doug Mills/The New York Times
Shayrat Airfield in Homs, Syria is seen in this DigitalGlobe satellite image released by the U.S. Defense Department on April 6, 2017 after announcing U.S. forces conducted a cruise missile strike against the Syrian Air Force airfield.U.S. Department of Defense/Reuters