In pictures: Western airstrikes on Syria

Allied forces bombard Damascus in response to alleged chemical weapons attack by Syrian regime

A photo released on April 14, 2018 the twitter page of the Syrian government s central military media shows anti-aircraft fire seen through a night-vision device on the outskirts of Damascus after Western strikes reportedly hit Syrian military bases and chemical research centres in and around the capital. PHOTO: AFP

A photo taken in the early hours of April 14, 2018 shows cars parked in an empty street in Damascus' Mazze neighbourhood after the US, France, and Britain launched a joint operation against the Syrian government. PHOTO: AFP

A photo released on April 14, 2018 the twitter page of the Syrian government s central military media shows anti aircraft fire on the outskirts of Damascus after Western strikes reportedly hit Syrian military bases and chemical research centres in and around the capital. PHOTO: AFP

A photo released on April 14, 2018 the twitter page of the Syrian government s central military media on April 14, 2018 shows an explosion on the outskirts of Damascus after Western strikes reportedly hit Syrian military bases and chemical research centres in and around the capital. PHOTO: AFP

This photograph obtained April 14, 2018 from the Twitter account of French Defense Minister, Florence Parly, shows French military aircraft launching early April 14, 2018, as western strikes hit Syrian military bases and research centres in and around the capital and the country's centre, a monitor said, as the US, France, and Britain announced a joint operation. PHOTO: AFP

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A picture released by the French Defence audiovisual communication and production unit (ECPAD) shows the launching of a cruise missile from a French military vessel in the Mediterranean sea towards targets in Syria overnight April 13 to 14, 2018. PHOTO: AFP