It's 1700 hours in Anchorage and 0400 in Syria. President Trump has just made a brief announcement that the U.S., U.K., and France are acting in an concerted effort against the Assad regime.

I checked the New York Times and didn't find an article on the subject yet. The NBC News feed to the U.S. West Coast reported that explosions have been heard in Assad government territory.

I regard this as a new Syria thread. Comments and information regarding these events and the predicament of the Syrian people, plus, well, I'm sure we'll collect the usual suspects but maybe some fresh approaches.