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Raytheon, the company that makes the Tomahawk missiles used in the air strikes on Syria by the United States, is rising in early stock trading Friday. Investors seem to be betting President Trump's decision to retaliate against Syria after the chemical attack on Syrian citizens earlier this week may mean the Pentagon will need more Tomahawks. The Department of Defense asked for $2 billion over five years to buy 4,000 Tomahawks for the U.S. Navy in its fiscal 2017 budget last February. Nearly five dozen Tomahawk cruise missiles were launched at military bases in Syria from U.S. warships in the...

The United States launched dozens of cruise missiles Thursday night at a Syrian airfield in response to what it believes was the Syrian government's use of banned chemical weapons blamed for having killed at least 100 people on Tuesday, U.S. military officials told NBC News. The U.S. military fired at least 50 Tomahawk missiles intended for a single target — Ash Sha'irat in Homs province in western Syria, the officials said.

<p>BAGHDAD, Iraq  — The United States has launched its opening attack against Iraq, smashing "targets of military opportunity" in a pre-dawn surgical missile strike after President Bush's deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave the country passed unheeded.</p> <p>Shortly after the missile attack, about 1,000 U.S. troops launched a raid in Afghanistan, seeking Al Qaeda terrorists, the U.S military said.</p>