US launches missiles into Syria in response to chemical weapons attack

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A U.S. official told Fox News has learned that the primary target was an airbase at Shayrat, located outside Homs.</p> <p>At least 50 U.S. Tomahawk missiles, fired from warships in the Mediterranean Sea, targeted an air base in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack that American officials believe Syrian government aircraft launched with a nerve agent, possibly sarin.</p> <p>It is believed that the base was used as a staging point for Tuesday's chemical weapons attack on rebel-held territory, which killed as many as 72 civilians, including women and children. </p> <p>US defense officials tell Fox that two warships based in the eastern Mediterranean, the USS Porter and the USS Ross, have been training for the past two days to execute this mission.</p> <p>鈥淥ur forward deployed ships give us the capability to quickly respond to threats," said a Navy official. "These strikes in Syria are a perfect example - this is why we're there."</p> <p>President Donald Trump did not announce the attacks in advance, though he and other national security officials ratcheted up their warnings to the Syrian government throughout the day Thursday.<br/> </p> <p>"I think what happened in Syria is one of the truly egregious crimes and shouldn't have happened and it shouldn't be allowed to happen," Trump told reporters traveling on Air Force One to Florida, where he was holding a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.<br/> </p> <p>The strike came as Trump was hosting Xi in meetings focused in part on another pressing U.S. security dilemma: North Korea's nuclear program. Trump's actions in Syria could signal to China that the new president isn't afraid of unilateral military steps. even if key nations like China are standing in the way.</p> <p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.</i></p> <p><i></i></p> <i><p><i>Jennifer Griffin currently serves as a national security correspondent for FOX News Channel . She joined FNC in October 1999 as a Jerusalem-based correspondent. You can follow her on Twitter at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170407014153/https://twitter.com/JenGriffinFNC" target="_blank">@JenGriffinFNC</a>.</i></p> </i> <i><p>Lucas Tomlinson is the Pentagon and State Department producer for Fox News Channel. 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