British Prime Minister Theresa May says it had was "right and legal" to take military action against Syria after overnight missile strikes targeted suspected chemical weapons facilities. Speaking from Downing Street, the UK leader said authorities are confident that the air strikes carried out by the UK, France and the US have been successful.
RAF fighter jets carrying Storm Shadow missiles targeted a former military base 15 miles west of Homs, where it's thought the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad stores material to make chemical weapons.
The action comes after a chemical weapons attack on the city of Douma which killed more than 80 people and injured hundreds.
British Prime Minister Theresa May says the action sends a strong message that there will be consequences for the use of chemical weapons.
IN: "Based on the….
OUT: in the United Nations."
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British Prime Minister Theresa May says the normalization of the use of chemical weapons cannot be allowed to go unchallenged.
IN: "Over the last week….
OUT: …deterring their use."
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British Prime Minister Theresa May says the military action was limited to destroying chemical weapons infrastructure and did not have a wider goal.
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OUT: …chemical weapons."
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