<sod >ÃÂÃÂ  Tensions flared recently when the US, after warning Russian forces in the area, launched nearly 60 missiles into Syria in response to the 4 April sarin attack on civilians in the Idlib province.< eod>< sod > Tensions flared recently when the US, after warning Russian forces in the area, launched nearly 60 missiles into Syria in response to a suspected 4 April sarin gas attack by President Bashar al-Assad on civilians in Idlib province.< eod>