Hundreds of protesters have gathered in the US state of Chicago to condemn the recent strike against Syria ordered by President Donald Trump.
Several places in Syria came under attack by US, British and French military forces on April 14 despite international warnings against further escalation of the conflict.
“I ordered the United States Armed Forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of” Syria, Trump said in a televised address from the White House.
Tomahawk cruise missiles and other types of bombs were used in the attack which the US said came in response a chemical attack in the Syrian town of Douma on April 7.
The demonstrators on Saturday said that the US government was not telling the truth in justifying the military strike.
“We believe the US lies and comes up with false pretenses to justify military intervention in sovereign foreign countries,” a protester said. “So we…