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The rationale for the targets that they're specifically tied to the chemical weapons program. a research facility near dpakz, the capitol, involving the chemical weapons program and a storage site near homs and a commander center near homs. all secretary mattis saying affiliatewood the syrian regime chemical weapons program. the strikes designed to both help degrade that program as well as deter the regime from using chemical weapons in the future. now, there is -- we're told that u.s. b-1 bombers were involved in the strikes, firing air launched cruise missiles. one u.s. navy ship in the red ...

Power. military, economic and diplomatic. >> u.s. officials said they hit three targets, including a biological warfare research site and two sites near homes. one a sarin gas production facility. the other a storage site and command post. >> we did everything we could in our intelligence assessment and our planning to minimize to the maximum degree possible any chance of civilian casualties. >> cruise missiles were among the weapons used and british tornado jets, u.s. b-1 bombers and war ships also part of the strike. >> we had some initial surface to air missile activity from the syrian regi...

Mistake as tony blair who is now seen as making a huge mistake. david cameron wants to share the decision. >> many thanks to max foster. let's go to atika schubert. she is in berlin, and atika yar, let's talk about what germany is planning in this fight against isis. >> reporter: well, the cabinet has approved a one-year mandate for up to maximum, about 1200 german troops going in to help the fight against isis, but the key here is that none of these troops will be in a combat role. these will simply be really logistical support for the french flights, for example, striking isis now. what germ...

From u.s., british, french warplanes hitting the town of mezrati and tripoli with little success. but amaidsing success for rebels. now the opposition fighters regained control from gaddafi forces that have been in control of the cities for at least the past couple of weeks. we have seen gun -- camera video from the royal air force that shows the tornado jets firing on tanks an other heavy armor and artillery in many towns, and that is the primary reason they're celebrating in brega, where the jets have taken out the tank. the opposition fighters were able to move in and assume control of the ...

Had to be postponed last night. we were told by pentagon officials today that in fact the british tornado jets that had to halt their mission. they seven storm chaser missiles onboard. they were ready to follow up on initial tomahawk strikes on qadhafi's compound. we were told expect they could go back and finish that mission. they to call off that strike on qadhafi's compound when they realized that journalists and civilians were present on scene. they saw live reports from the scene and called it off there. was a lot of consternation in among coalition officials that i spoke to this morning ...