On Thursday, April 6, the Syrian government found itself in America’s crosshairs for the first time.

Days after chemical weapons, supposedly launched by the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, were launched on Syria’s own civilians, the United States fired 59 Tomahawk missiles at a government airfield. Chemical weapons are prohibited by the Geneva Conventions

US officials warned Russia of the attack beforehand, taking care to minimize the amount of people at the airfield during the strike.

The first action the US took in Syria was when the civil war first broke out in 2011 between the Assad government and a large group of rebels. Back then the aid was just food and basic supplies the United States, under the Obama Administration, gave to the anti-Assad rebels. US aid ramped up quickly, and soon it started giving out cash, training, and even intel to the rebel army.

In 2014, the United States began airstrikes on the Middle Eastern country.

Back then, ISIS was used as justification for the military action. President Obama told the nation in an address from the state floor he wanted to “take action against ISIS in Syria.”

Though the April 6 bombing was not the first military action of the Trump administration, bombing the Syrian government airfield was certainly its biggest.

Many fear this will spark a war with Russia, the Syrian government’s biggest ally. In light of this, Trump, formerly an anti-interventionist, has had to answer many questions about the strike. What are his justifications? Is he worried about escalating tensions with Russia?

So far no answers, and to confuse matters even further is a statement from United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, who said removing Assad from power was not a priority. It’s anyone’s guess what the White House’s next move in Syria will be.