April 7, 2017

2017-04-07T16:30:43-04:00

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The United Nations Security Council met to discuss U.S. strikes on Syria that occurred the prior evening. Ambassador Nikki Haley defended the strikes, saying they were an appropriate reaction to the Syrian army’s use of chemical weapons in an attack earlier in the week. Representatives of Russia, Bolivia, and Syria condemned the U.S. strike, saying it infringed on Syria’s sovereignty and undermined efforts to work toward a political solution to the Syrian conflict, while ambassadors from the U.K., France, and other allies supported the military action.

The United Nations Security Council met to discuss U.S. strikes on Syria that occurred the prior evening. Ambassador Nikki Haley defended the strikes,… read more