Pentagon: 'Precise, Overwhelming, Effective' Attack on Syrian Facilities
Pentagon officials are proclaiming the multinational airstrikes "successful," calling the targeted sites "fundamental components" to Syria's chemical weapons program.
Updated at 2:01 p.m. ET
More than 100 missiles were launched early Saturday morning by the U.S. and its allies France and the U.K., targeting three chemical weapons sites in Syria. The mission, according to Pentagon officials, has "significantly crippled" Syrian President Bashar Assad's ability to manufacture chemical weapons. No casualties have been reported.
The three sites targeted were "fundamental components" to Syria's chemical weapons program,
