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PHOTOS: 2 Syrian Chemical Weapons Sites Before And After Missile Strikes

The photos, taken by satellite, appear to show a Syrian government-operated research center, storage facility and command center all struck by American, French and British missiles.
BEFORE: Satellite image taken on April 13 before the missile attack shows the Shinshar chemical weapons facility outside Homs.

Early Saturday morning, the U.S., France and the U.K. launched more than 100 missiles targeting three chemical weapons sites in Syria. In a at the Pentagon Saturday, Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. confirmed the three distinct targets

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