►Syria air strikes US and allies attack chemical weapons sites<br /><br />►The US, UK and France have bombed multiple government targets in Syria in an early morning operation targeting alleged chemical weapons sites.<br /><br />The strikes were in response to a suspected chemical attack on the Syrian town of Douma last week.<br /><br />Explosions hit the capital, Damascus, as well as two locations near the city of Homs, the Pentagon said.<br /><br />Russia's ambassador to the US responded by saying the attack on its ally "will not be left without consequences".
