This satellite image released by the U.S. Department of Defense shows a damage assessment image of Shayrat air base in Syria, following U.S. Tomahawk Land Attack Missile strikes on Friday, April 7, 2017 from the USS Ross (DDG 71) and USS Porter (DDG 78), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack against civilians. On Saturday, April 21, 2018, The Associated Press has found that stories circulating on the internet that the Trump Organization won a contract to rebuild the Syrian airport are untrue. (DigitalGlobe/U.S. Department of Defense via AP)
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