Residents devastated by chemical weapons attack said warplanes had returned to bomb them.

COMMENT: We live in a troubled world and that doesn't look like changing anytime soon.

Here are seven key points for understanding this dramatic shift in policy.

The Defence Minister says a request from the United States is unlikely.

Russia says US strikes were illegal and "one step away from military clashes with Russia".

Nine people are said to have been killed in the US airstrike.

Oil jumped as the US missile attack against Syria roiled global financial markets.

Syria's First Lady Asma al-Assad has weighed in on the US air strikes.

Graphic shows which countries are siding with Russia or the US, after Syrian airstrikes.

EDITORIAL: Trump's missile strike could signal the end of his isolationist attitude.

COMMENT: Just what President Trump means by his plea to "join us" is unknown.

Documents shared to government agencies provide staff with reasons for launching strike.

Russian President has called US strike on a Syrian air base an act of "aggression".

Russia condems US strike on Syrian air base as an "aggression against a sovereign state".

COMMENT: The most pressing question from here is what happens next in the short term.

Donald Trump did the thing he explicitly warned former President Barack Obama not to do.

NZ was given a heads up by US, but "we weren't asked for our opinion on it", says English.

Donald Trump has now put a flag in the ground on military intervention, says a Kiwi expert

Full transcript of an address by US President Donald Trump about the Syria air strikes.

The Tomahawk has been a critical part of US warfare since the Gulf War in 1991.

The main question after strikes on Syria - how does Russia respond?

Trump is reportedly considering military action over horror chemical attack.

'These heinous actions by the Assad regime cannot be tolerated,' US President says.

Father heartbroken after losing his two children, wife in the suspected chemical attack.

Chemical attack on Syrian town demands action from those backing the Assad regime.

Assad regime blamed for suspected sarin strike that kills 100 including 25 children.

A suspected chemical attack has left at least 58 people dead in Syria.

Bill English says New Zealand is well-placed to deal with any returning foreign fighters.

A baby has reportedly been executed by Isis in retaliation against the child's father.

Iraqi government forces halted the fight for Mosul yesterday.