US Ambassador Nikki Haley said the US was "locked and loaded" if the Assad regime ever decided to use chemical weapons again.

Allegations of Bashar Assad's chlorine use are frequent in Syria's conflict, raising questions about whether Washington had effectively lowered the threshold for military intervention.

The US-led strikes were a response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on the Syrian town of Douma last weekend which killed dozens of civilians.

Theresa May said the aim was to deter the Syrian authorities from further use of chemical weapons and to send a message to the wider world that it was unacceptable to use such weapons.

Israeli politicians agree US action is a step in the right direction.

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Examination of numbers reported injured and types of injuries points to major reduction in violence and numbers participating in protests.