epa05895692 A handout photo made available by Syrian Arab news agency SANA shows Syrian Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayoub (3-L) inspecting the damage in al-Shairat Air Base in the southeastern countryside of Homs province,Syria 07 April 2017. The United States military launched 59 cruise missiles at a Syrian military airfield in retaliation for a chemical attack which killed scores of civilians. (SANA HANDOUT)