Had anything to do with it. The u. S. , though, says it is not convinced. It is questioning if russia helped syria carry out this atrocity. Heres jim sciutto with the very latest. We need to warn you some of the images in this piece are very disturbing. Reporter the u. S. Military is investigating whether russia was complicit on kpem attacks on civilians. Specifically whether a russian plane dropped bombs on a hospital victims of an attack five hours later perhaps to destroy evidence. U. S. Intelligence shows a russian drone flew over the hospital site just before the bombing. This comes after President Trump ordered a barrage of missiles on a Syrian Air Base in retaliation. The first u. S. Military strike against the assad regime in the countrys bloody six year civil war. U. N. Ambassador nikki haley warned of possible further u. S. Military action. The United States took a very measured step last night. We are prepared to do more. But we hope that will not be necessary. Reporter the target of the strikes was syrias air base, launch point for the syrian war planes that carried out the chemical attack. The pentagon says 59 of 60 tomahawk Cruise Missiles severely degraded or destroyed their targets including aircraft, hardened aircraft shelters, fuel and ammunition dumps and air Defense Systems. The pentagon estimates 20 aircraft were destroyed, though video of the aftermath shows several shelters Still Standing and military aircraft undamaged. U. S. Missiles left the runway intact and avoided chemical weapons storage to prevents civilian casualties. The march to military action took a little more than 48 hours. The planning began tuesday, the day the world saw the first images of victims, many of them children of the chemical weapons attack. On thursday before President Trump sat down to dinner with the chinese president he met with his National Security team to discuss military options. Deciding then to order the strike that night. At 8 40 p. M. Eastern time in the middle of the night in syria the attack began. Two u. S. War ships in the eastern mediterranean, uss porter and uss ross launched the 60 tomahawk missiles towards the Syrian Air Base. Trump sat through dinner with the chinese president and the attack was under way. 35 minutes later at 9 15 p. M. Eastern time the president s National Security team briefed him on the missions results. Shjim sciutto reporting. Rushs deputy ambassador to the United Nations told the u. N. Security council say that will embold end isis and other terrorist groups. Washington is repeating mistakes it made in iraq. We describe the attack as a flagrant violation of International Law and an act of aggression. We strongly condemn the illegitimate actions by the u. S. The consequences of this for regional and International Stability could be extremely serious. Youve destroyed iraqi, lebanon military bases and see what happens. These actions contradict International Decisions including the geneva communique which we designed with you and there it says, it talks about settlement while maintaining National Institutions. Is that the sort of National Institutions that youre supporting . The Russian Deputy ambassador to the u. N. Lets bring in paula newton who joins us from moscow. Paula we know where russia stands on strike. What has been the reaction from the kremlin that the u. S. Is investigating whether russia was complicit in anyway in this chemical attack . Reporter four words, this is not true. That was the answer that was give tone our Matthew Chance in a text message and the denyals will come. As you heard from that u. N. Meeting, they dont even admit at this point there was the kind of chemical attack that weve been showing for days now, the images weve been showing. Also they say look wait for an independent investigation. The u. N. Meeting you just showed, you really could have cut the tension with the knife, the looks going back between nikki haley and u. S. Deputy envoy not to be believed each trading barbs. Russia saying you the United States are afraid of having an independent investigation in this and nikki haley saying in her remarks that the syrians struck with that chemical attack because they knew russia would have their back. All of this to say as they are trading barbs back and forth what they are trying to realize is what is the upshot for both sides and what the russians are trying to figure out is this one and done or does this mean, are they ushering in a whole new campaign of u. S. Intervention into syria. Thats what everyone is trying to figure out. Lets talk about that tension between russia and the u. S. Because we know we have Rex Tillerson visiting russia next week. I believe that hasnt been cancelled. How awkward will that meeting be and what will be on the table . It wont just be awkward, it will be crucial at this point in time. Were getting indications from our white house correspondents the Trump Administration now want as seat at the table. He says its been breathtaking. A week ago we were hearing from nikki haley and Rex Tillerson they thought the leader of syria would stay in place for some time to come now you have indications from Rex Tillerson to the kremlin im coming there to discussion with you what was going on. You were to guarantee, you russia to guarantee that syria didnt have those chemical weapons. If you didnt know they had them why count you stop their use. One influential lawmaker here saying to tillerson, tillerson u. S. Was disappointed by russia response. Was he expecting Something Else he asks . A startling statement. But with a purpose. It builds leverage before the visit. He said thats the point here. The United States is trying to set this up so when they arrive, if they want to discuss humanitarian corridors they want to make sure that russia, they are trying to get russia on board with that. If they want to discuss a nofly zone again russia who we he hadment would oppose that. Paula newton for us in moscow at this hour. Very good to see you. Thank you, isa. The syrian government, unsurprisingly was very unhappy with this missile attack on one of its air bases. They called it an american strategy. Turkey has a very different view of the whole thing. In fact they hope this is the beginning of more to come. Here is the president at a rally. Translator by adopting a common resolve the International Community has the capability to stop the regime and terrorist organizations. I hope the active stance that the United States displayed is a beginning with regards to such developments. Ben wedeman joins me now live from turkey and i understand theres been a phone call between the Vice President , mike pence and his turkish counterpart, the Prime Minister. Reporter thats right. The turkish Prime Minister spoke with by phone with mike pence the u. S. Vice president , obviously syria, the top of their discussion. We understand from the statement that he told mike pence that we expect the u. S. To weigh more on syria on the syrian issue and ready to give all kinds of support. He also stressed the need to set up safe zones inside syria because the turkish government is worried that there will be more refugees coming out of syria as a result of this latest strike, keeping in mind, of course, turkey hosts nearly 3 million syrian refugees, the largest syrian refugee population on earth. Now, at the same time, however, were learning that there have been more air strikes in Idlib Province where, of course, on Tuesday Morning at about 6 30 in one town more than 80 people were killed in this suspected chemical attack. We understand from an activist news network in Idlib Province that one town 10 kilometers north was hit by aircraft. Not clear if they were syrian or russian resulting in the death of ten people. And, ben, for many months the primary concern and objective of the president of the United States which he stated publicly many times was the fight against isis. Right now this is shifting his attention to the Syrian Regime and we havent heard necessarily much about isis in the last few days. The expectation somehow the attention of the United States now will not be solely focused on the terrorist group . Well, the irony here or the complicated nature of the situation here really comes home when you consider that the United States, in fact, has conducted thousands of air strikes against isis targets since 2014 in syria alone. I think the number is around 8,000 air strikes. Were talking about, were to concussion on just one Cruise Missile strike on one Syrian Regime airbase which its not clear if this will make much of a difference. Yes the United States is very much involved, for instance in the battle to drive isis out of mosul. American troops are on the ground in syria, supporting the effort to retake the city of raqqah as well. And, of course, when you consider the fact that theres now, as a result of the aftermath of the attack theres so much discussion about perhaps an attack to weaken or undermine the Syrian Regime. What does that mean . You weaken the Syrian Regime someone fills the vacuum. Whats the largest and most dangerous military force in syria after the regime . Isis. And isis is always very good at taking advantage of other forces weaknesses to fill the vacuum. So, yes, weve been focusing on the Syrian Regime but isis is still very much a threat to syria, to iraq and elsewhere. Hala . Im sure its looking at the situation very closely trying to see how it can play to its advantage. Ben wedeman in antakya, turkey. Thank you very much. We were with ben discussing the bigger picture. You have rebel groups, you have isis holding major parts of the territory, including raqqah though they are under pressure and now the Syrian Regime of Bashar Al Assad feeling the heat a little bit after that u. S. Strike. How does this change the picture, this u. S. Military intervention, the overall syria picture . I dont think the limited and targeted attack by the Trump Administration will make any strategic difference in syria. If the administration, the Trump Administration does not really follow up, if there is no strategic vision, no political road map, i dont think the Trump Administration has any particular clear ideas about sustained diplomatic engagement inside syria. We keep talking about chemical weapons and poison gas. These are evil weapons. I doubt very much if assad will ever use chemical weapons from now on given the fact that the message has been received in damascus and tehran and moscow. But remember there are 400,000 people have been killed in syria in the past six years. Only 1,000 of the 400,000 have been killed as a result of chemical weapons. Assad has a massive arsenal to continue to kill his, what he calls the terrorists and his enemies and he has reiterated in the past two days hell do so. So the reality is regardless of how you view this particular attack it will not change the complex dynamics inside syria unless the Trump Administration really follows up with a sustained diplomatic and political decision for syria. For that they would need russia as a partner, right . Have we reached that the stage or at least the beginning of where discussions can take place between the two countries to achieve some sort of political stabilization there . Russia, as you know, controls the skies and the land in syria. Its the most really powerful place inside syria. Anything that you need do in syria you need russia. Not only you need russia you need iran, another major player besides syria. My fear and this is my fear, i could be wrong, what this administration has done is that really in a limited and targeted attack, unless theres kind of a political strategy, you are going to see more escalation in the next few weeks and next few months. The Trump Administration has taken on a formidable coalition. Youre in lebanon. Hezbollah has about 5,000 skilled fighters inside syria. Iran has thousands of fighters. Russia has some of the most advanced antimissile forces inside syria. So the reality is unless theres engagement with russia and regional players turkey and iran youll have more proxy war and more escalation in the next few weeks and next few months inside syria. I want to ask you one question thats come up again and again and again about this air strike. Many people and you see it on social media, even in every day conversations if president obama had only done something similar in 2013 when russia wasnt involved we wouldnt be where we are today. This was 250,000 deaths ago and it could have had an impact. Some of the people here have to say support Donald Trumps decision to bomb that airbase. Do you agree with any of that statement that we could have avoided so much of the misery in syria had president obama acted after the chemical attack in 2013 . My reading, hala, does not support this particular hypothesis. The syrian conflict is complex. Its a civil war, ideological war. You have al qaeda, you have isis, you have regional war by proximateies and global war. We in the region basically simplify and distort a great deal. We think the United States has a magic wand by which it can move things whether in iraq or syria. It does not. Neither barack obama nor donald trump can make a strategic shift in the overall dynamics in syria and iraq unless theres pressure on the local players and the regional players. I think the region has changed a great deal in the past 20 years or so, in particular since 9 11 and i think we dont take into account the persistence and determination of local players and the major role played by pivotal regional powers, turkey, iran, saudi arabia, they are trying to the fill the vacuum of global leadership. The United States is no longer the undisputed and unrivalled superpower it used to be. As always a pleasure talking to you. Thanks for your take. Well have a lot more of our coverage live in beirut. For now, isa, back to you. Next on this special edition of cnn newsroom well bring you up to date with the other top story and thats stockholm. New developments into that investigation of the deadly truck attack. Vehicles used as weapons. Not new. What terror looks like in europe. Well have both those stories for you after the break. N jump h enough to catch a bird. vo and now try new beneful grain free, simply made with wholesome ingredients, and no grain. 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