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Syrian residents of Khan Sheikhun flee on April 7, 2017 the area of a suspected chemical weapons attack on their town earlier this week that killed earlier at least 86 people, among them 30 children, and left hundreds suffering symptoms including convulsions, vomiting or foaming at the mouth. In the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun, site of the April 4 alleged chemical weapons attack, residents still mourning their dead welcomed US strikes earlier today as a way to pressure Damascus. The strikes targeting a Syrian forces airfield, ordered by President Donald Trump, were the first direct US military action against Syria's government since the conflict began six years ago. (Photo by Omar haj kadour / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)