Articles written by Bob Drogin & David S. Cloud

Bob Drogin and David S. Cloud, Tribune Washington Bureau|Updated Apr 14, 2018

WASHINGTON — U.S. warships and warplanes in the eastern Mediterranean launched a fiery barrage of missiles at multiple military targets in Syria to punish the Russian-backed government in Damascus for its alleged use of poison gas against civilians last weekend, President Donald Trump announced. Trump authorized the punitive attack against President Bashar Assad’s government and sought to cripple its chemical weapons research and production facilities with what he called precision airstrikes. French and British forces joi... Full story