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President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaks with The Associated Press in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 6, 2017.  Peskov tells The Associated Press that Russia’s support for Syrian President Bashar Assad is not unconditional, with Putin’s Spokesman talking just days after a suspected chemical weapons attack on a Syrian rebel-held province.(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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Pressure builds on Syria's Assad; US launches missiles
April 6, 2017 10:22 p.m.

Pressure builds on Syria's Assad; US launches missiles

BEIRUT (AP) — President Bashar Assad’s government came under mounting international pressure after a chemical attack in northern Syria, with even key ally Russia saying its support is not unconditional and the U.S. launching a barrage of cruise missiles at a government-controlled air base in Syria.