Russia, an ally of the Assad regime, said the strikes had "completely ruined" the relationship between Moscow and Washington.
"As Syrians, we have mixed feelings today", said Wasim Ghazi, a Syrian refugee who now lives in Spain.
This satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows an image captured on April 7 of destroyed aircraft shelters on the southeast side of the Shayrat air base in Syria, following US Tomahawk Land Attack Missile strikes on Friday, April 7, 2017 from the USS Ross (DDG 71) and USS Porter (DDG 78).
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, also expressed support to "both the action and objective" of the strike ordered by Trump.
After last Tuesday's chemical attack in Syria, Trump said his attitude toward Assad "has changed very much" and Tillerson said "steps are underway" to organize a coalition to remove him from power.
Mr Medvedev said the action taken by the Americans breached worldwide law and their own internal procedures, and accused Washington of "barely avoiding combat clashes with Russia".
The representative of Russia, Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov, said the consequences of the United States strike to global and regional stability could be extremely serious. The North called the US action in Syria "absolutely unpardonable" and said it proves that its nuclear weapons are justified to protect the country against Washington's "evermore reckless moves for a war". Baird said that response deserves congratulations.
What have other Syria allies said?
"This is not what global law is all about", he told reporters ahead of the meeting. This week's chemical attack clearly violated that pledge. The global community was shocked by the tragedy that left many young children among the victims."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".
Turkey viewed the strikes positively and said the global community should sustain its stance against the "barbarity" of the Syrian government, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said.
"And we believe that the first priority is the defeat of ISIS", Tillerson said in a clip made public on the eve of the Sunday talkshow's air time, using a different acronym for IS.
British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson also had planned to visit Russian Federation this coming week, but decided Saturday to cancel the trip because of the fast moving events in Syria. "Vladimir Putin and Hasan Rouhani spoke in favor of an objective, unbiased investigation of all the circumstances of the chemical weapons incident on April 4 in the Syrian province of Idlib".
What happened in the United States air strike?
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Using a deadly nerve agent, Assad had "choked out the lives of helpless men, women, and children", the president said.
"US strikes show needed resolve against barbaric chemical attacks".
However, Mr Assad's air force has more than a dozen other bases from which to operate. "Right now I think everyone in the world [sees] Russian Federation as part of the problem".
"The retribution has been proportionate and it has been swift", he told reporters in Sydney.
But he said Turkey could not "remain silent" on the Syrian government's chemical weapons use, and insisted Moscow work with Ankara to establish a transitional government in Damascus.
Trump spoke by telephone Friday with Saudi Arabia's King Salman, who reaffirmed strong support for the military strike and thanked the USA president for his "courageous" action, according to statements issued Saturday by the White House and the official Saudi Press Agency.
Trump, who is spending the weekend at his Florida resort, tweeted a brief explanation Saturday of why the military didn't strike the runways in its bombardment of the Syrian air field, writing, "they are easy and cheap to quickly fix (fill in and top)!"
White House officials caution that Trump is not preparing to plunge the USA deeper into Syria.
"There's responsibility that goes around", Gabbard said, "Standing here pointing fingers does not accomplish peace for the Syrian people".
"Any use of chemical weapons is unacceptable, can not go unanswered, and those responsible must be held accountable", he added.
It comes after the United Kingdom backed USA airstrikes on a Syrian airbase where a horrifying chemical attack was allegedly launched.
"I discussed these plans in detail with" U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who "will visit Moscow as planned and, following the G7 meeting, will be able to deliver that clear and co-ordinated message to the Russians", Johnson said.
"The continued role of Assad must be under question", Turnbull said on Saturday.
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