Tusk: US strikes in Syria show resolve against chemical attacks

European Council President Donald Tusk said that strikes on a Syrian air base showed the West's resolve against chemical attacks.

"US strikes show needed resolve against barbaric chemical attacks. EU will work with the US to end brutality in Syria," Tusk said on his Twitter page.

The US launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at the Syrian military airfield near Homs late Thursday. US President Donald Trump said the attack was a response to the alleged chemical weapon use in Idlib on Tuesday, which Washington blames on Damascus.