The decision was made after consultation with Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State, about how to deal with the developing situation on Friday night.
U.S. officials said the presence of Russian advisers at the airfield used to launch the attack raised questions about how they could not have known.
"Clearly, that requires the participation of the regime with the support of their allies", Tillerson said, adding: "W$3 e're hopeful that Russian Federation will choose to play a constructive role in supporting ceasefires through their own Astana talks, but also, ultimately, through Geneva".
President Donald Trump said the operation was in response to a suspected chemical attack this week, which Washington has blamed on the Assad government.
Mr Turnbull called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to show leadership.
Haley said "getting Assad out is not the only priority" and that countering Iran's influence in Syria was another.
"After the strikes against the air base in Syria ... commander Gen. Townsend has been positioning and calling in the resources that he needs to and taken any actions he believes are necessary", Thomas said.
"So, really, now what happens depends on how everyone responds to what happened in Syria, and make sure that we start moving towards a political solution, and we start finding peace in that area".
In the days since, there has been a temporary decrease in the number of airstrikes that US and coalition jets have conducted, Thomas said, which reflects that the sorties have been more defensive.
"Moscow is ready to cooperate with Washington even at the toughest moment of bilateral relations", she said.
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In the wake of a missile strike ordered by President Trump on Syria in April 2017, senior White House officials admitted that it served no actual goal.
Russia used to take part in the annual summit, then called G8, but was kicked out in 2014 by the other seven countries in light of the Russian involvement in Crimea. Russia's sponsorship for this murderous regime.
Speaking on "Fox News Sunday", McMaster said the U.S. would take further action in Syria if necessary.
"This is a great opportunity for the Russian leadership to reevaluate what they are doing", he said, "why they are supporting a regime that is committing mass murder against its own people".
This deal allowed Russian Federation to play the part of a normal, major power in the global system - one capable of nudging a client state into greater compliance with worldwide norms.
Last week's nerve gas attack in the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun, which killed more than 80 people, stirred Trump - who was previously cool to the idea of U.S. intervention - to strike for the first time at Assad's forces.
Haley on CNN questioned how can the Russians "with a straight face cover for Assad?" But if you use chemical weapons suddenly [America] will care.
The Syrian Chemical attack that pitted Trump against Putin: could this be Cold War Two?
"The Prime Minister and president also stressed the importance of the worldwide community, including China, putting pressure on North Korea to constrain the threat it poses".
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