Leader of Syria bombs Syria to stabilize Syria

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This week news out of  Syria that President Bashar al-Assad authorized the use of nerve gas on his own citizens in the town of Khan Shiekoun in the Idlib Province.

The rebel-held town was bombed with the Sarin nerve gas, according to a statement from the Turkish Ministry of Health.

"According to results of the preliminary tests," the statement said, "patients were exposed to chemical material (Sarin)."

While many Western countries have condemned the attack and accused Assad of war crimes the Syrian government vehemently denies these accusations, with Russia, Syria's main ally, jumping to its defense.

The statement made by Turkey, said that the gas was Sarin based on autopsies performed on three victims. The victims showed signs of "lung edema, increase in lung weight and bleeding in lungs," all of which are telling symptons associated with Sarin gas.

In response to the attack in Syria, the United States launched cruise missiles onto a government controlled airbase in Syria.

A report by the Syrian army said that atleast six people were killed in the attack.

The events of this week are crucial not just to the stability of Syria, but of the U.S. and Russia. These are countries that have been at each others throats since the civil war in Syria started. President Trump blamed President Obama for failing to act on the situation in Syria.

The reason for the hesitance is that attacking Syria, could incur the wrath of Russia. I think that Russia would be willing to protect its only connection to the Middle East even if it meant fighting the United States.

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