History Of U.S. Responses To Chemical Weapons Attacks In Syria
Presidents Trump and Obama both have had to decide whether to take action against the Assad government after civilian deaths.
President Trump announced military action against Syria Friday as a response to an alleged chemical weapons attack April 7 in a Damascus suburb.
While the rebel-held town of Douma was under heavy government attack, dozens of civilians died in a strike that pro-opposition activists and rescue workers allege was a chemical attack.
Independent inspectors are attempting to assess the attack this weekend. Some analysts say chlorine could have been
