Once the ISIS threat has been reduced or eliminated, I think we can turn our attention to stabilizing the situation in Syria.
Haley said she thought a regime change would occur because "all of the parties are going to see that Assad is not the leader that needs to be taking place for Syria".
Lavrov and Tillerson agreed to continue the discussion of the Syrian settlement during a personal meeting next week during US Secretary's of State visit to Moscow.
European Union foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said the missile strike was not within the framework of the United Nations.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday he would consider imposing stiffer sanctions on Russian Federation amid the Syrian crisis, adding that Syria's future can not include President Bashar al-Assad. Thirty percent approved of further airstrikes but not the use of ground troops, while 26 percent said they favored just diplomatic talks and 15 percent wanted no further action from the U.S.at all.
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump said defeating Islamic State was a higher priority than persuading Assad to step down. The Republican criticized calls by his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, for the establishment of a no-fly zone and "safe zones" to protect non-combatants. So, now you have - what, do we start World War III over Syria?
Tillerson on Sunday blamed Russian Federation for enabling the poison gas attack by failing to follow through on a 2013 agreement to secure and destroy chemical weapons stockpiles in Syria.
Foreign Ministry warns Russians in Egypt about high terror threat
In February, the jihadist group released a video inciting violence against the "infidel" Christian faith community. The first was in Tanta, about 60 miles north of Cairo - and the second was in the coastal city of Alexandria.
"And those countries must also be part of the solution, as we hold the Assad regime to account and as we move tangibly forward as an global community to ending this conflict in Syria".
In this video, CNN's Jake Tapper looks at President Donald Trump's recent criticism of President Barack Obama's response in 2013 to a chemical weapons attack in Syria.
Asked if it was true that Syrian planes were now taking off from Shayrat or that the air base is operating, a Pentagon spokesman referred questions to the Syrian government.
A United Kingdom government source said: "The important thing is that this is Britain helping to influence USA policy on Syria and Russian Federation, far from being a poodle".
Mr Turnbull called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to show leadership.
Ms Haley listed regime change as one of the Trump administration's top priorities in Syria and "something we think is going to happen". And Haley, too, said Washington's priority was "no longer to sit and focus on getting Assad out".
Hours later a jet bombed the hospital in what the USA believed was an attempt to cover up the attack, the agency said.
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