President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov, center, speaks with Ian Phillips, vice president International News Associated Press, at a meeting with The Associated Press in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 6, 2017. The spokesman for President Vladimir Putin tells The Associated Press Russia’s support for Syrian President Bashar Assad is not unconditional. Thursday’s statement from Dmitry Peskov comes several days after a suspected chemical weapons attack…
April 6, 2017
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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.