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Britain’s United Nations Ambassador Matthew Rycroft speaks during a meeting of the Security Council on Syria at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Rycroft said the attack in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province “bears all the hallmarks” of President Bashar Assad’s regime and the Britain believes a nerve agent capable of killing over a hundred people was used. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Britain’s United Nations Ambassador Matthew Rycroft speaks during a meeting of the Security Council on Syria at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Rycroft said the attack in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province “bears all the hallmarks” of President Bashar Assad’s regime and the Britain believes a nerve agent capable of killing over a hundred people was used. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

April 6, 2017

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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.