U.S. SAYS STRIKES TOOK OUT ‘HEART’ OF ASSAD THREAT.

The article focuses on U.S.-led missile attack launched against chemical weapons storage and research facilities in Syria to prevent the Syrian government from using chemical weapons on its own people. Topics covered include use of chlorine by Syrian forces in the deadly attack on civilians in Douma, impact of the attack on the ability of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to conduct a chemical attack in the future, and the plans of the U.S. to withdraw its forces in Syria.