Four women delegates (3D, 1R) also represent American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands in the United States House of Representatives. The 20 (14D, 6R) women currently serving in the Senate are: 84 women from 31 states serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
U.S. Airstrikes in Syria: Fallout Around the World. â  The United States fired 59 Tomahawk missiles on Thursday at an airfield in Syria from which officials said a chemical weapons attack originated this week. â  Russian forces, which were in the area, were given no more than 90 minutesâ notice of the attack.
The U.S.-led bombing campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) is complex. A coalition made up of the U.S. and seven allies began bombing ISIS targets in Iraq in August. A month later, the U.S. began bombing targets belonging to the militant group in Syria, along with four allies.