Washington, Rajab 10, 1438, Apr 7, 2017, SPA -- The United States Department of Defense on Friday announced that US overnight airstrikes against Al-Shuayrat airbase in Syria in response to "the chemical weapons attack" targeted Khan Shaikhoun. "The aim of the military strike is to deter the Syrian regime from doing this (chemical attack) again, and we hope it will succeed," Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis told reporters. He added "It will be up to the Syrian regime to decide whether there will be further strikes, because that will be determined by its actions." --SPA 12:55 LOCAL TIME 09:55 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w371184