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    BBC News US and allies launch strikes on Syria chemical weapons sites


    President Donald Trump says he has approved US military strikes against Syria, in collaboration with the UK and France.
    The strikes are in response to an alleged chemical attack on the Syrian town of Douma last week.
    "A combined operation with the armed forces of France and the United Kingdom is now underway," President Trump said in an address to the nation.
    Explosions were reported near the Syrian capital Damascus.
    The strikes were ordered "on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities" of the Syrian government, Mr Trump said.
    The US president said the purpose was "to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread and use of chemical weapons".
    "These are not the actions of a man, they are the crimes of a monster instead," he said of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
    Syria has denied carrying out the attack.
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    BBC News Four RAF fighters bomb Syria "chemical weapon stockpile"

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    The UK has begun air strikes against Syrian chemical weapons sites.
    Prime Minister Theresa May said there was "no practicable alternative to the use of force" to deter the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime.
    She added that the strikes were not about "regime change".
    The strikes, in collaboration with the US and France, are in response to an alleged chemical attack on the Syrian town of Douma last week.
    Several large explosions have been heard in the Syrian capital Damascus.
    In a statement Mrs May said that the Syrian regime had demonstrated a "persistent pattern of behaviour" when it came to the use of chemical weapons, that "must be stopped".
    "We have sought to use every possible diplomatic channel to achieve this," the prime minister said.
    "This is not about intervening in a civil war. It is not about regime change.
    "It is about a limited and targeted strike that does not further escalate tensions in the region and that does everything possible to prevent civilian casualties."
    'Chemical weapon stockpile'

    The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that four RAF Tornado jets were deployed to launch Storm Shadow cruise missiles at a Syrian military facility.
    The former missile base was assessed to have been used by the Syrian regime to "keep chemical weapon precursors stockpiled in breach of Syria's obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention," the MoD said in a statement.
    Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson added: "The international community has responded decisively with legal and proportionate military force. Let these united actions send a clear message to the regime - the use of chemical weapons is categorically unacceptable and you will be held to account."
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    Default Re: US and allies launch strikes on Syria chemical weapons sites

    Launching rockets based on unconfirmed and seemingly flimsy evidence. Without commons approval.

    What the hell have we done.

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    Default Re: US and allies launch strikes on Syria chemical weapons sites

    well I guess any friendship we had with Russia is now gone ?

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    Default Re: US and allies launch strikes on Syria chemical weapons sites

    An expensive live demonstration of the Russian anti missile systems. Russia won't be too upset about the score last night, the sales line is probably ringing of the hook this morning.


    The Russian Defense Ministry has commented on a joint US, British and French missile strike on Syria, which took place on the day, when the OPCW experts are set to start a probe into allegations of a chemical attack in Douma, a claim denounced by Damascus as a provocation.

    The Russian Defense Ministry stated that most missiles launched by the Western states on Syria had been downed by the Arab Republic's air defenses while approaching their targets.

    "The Syrian air defense system has been conducting an anti-air fight," the ministry added.

    According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Syria repelled the Western attack with air defense systems made in the USSR over 30 years ago.

    "Syria's means of air defense: S-125, S-200 air defense systems, [as well as] Buk and Kvadrat units were used in the repelling the missile strike."

    Later in the day, the Russian General Staff issued a statement, saying that a total of 71 cruise missiles out of 103 had been intercepted by Syria, adding that no government military airfrield had been damaged as a result of the attack.

    "A few years ago, we refused to supply S-300 air defense systems to Syria due to the request of some of our Western partners. Taking into account what happened, we consider it possible to return to this issue. And not only with regard to Syria, but with regard to other states," the General Staff stated.

    Syrian air defense forces have intercepted all 12 cruise missiles, which had been used to attack the Dumeir military airfield, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

    "Over the past 1.5 years, Russia has fully restored the air defense system of Syria and continues to improve it."

    Russian Air Defenses Were Not Used to Repel Missile Strike

    Russia's air defenses haven't been used to repell the missile strike on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, the military said.

    "None of the cruise missiles launched by the US and its allies entered the zone of responsibility of the Russian air defenses, covering objects in Tartus [naval facility] and Hmeymim [airbase located in Latakia province]," the Russian Defense Ministry explained.

    "Russian air defense systems at the Hmeymim and Tartus bases have timely found and controlled all the missile launches from naval and air vehicles of the US and Britain," the Russian General Staff stated, adding that it hadn't recorded French aviation's participation in the attack.

    Iranian Supreme Leader Calls Trump, Macron, May "Criminals" After Syria Attack
    According to the Russian military, the massive missile strike on military and civilian infrastructure targets was conducted by US warships jointly with the UK and French air forces at 3:42-5:10 Moscow time.
    A total of 100 cruise and air-to-surface missiles were launched at targets in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry stated, noting that two US warships carried out the attack from the Red Sea, as well as tactical aviation over the Mediterranean Sea and B-1B bombers from al-Tanf area.

    West Attacked Syria on Day When OPCW Experts Were Set to Start Probing Alleged Chemical Attack

    When commenting on West's so-called response to an alleged chemical attack in Douma which it blames on Damascus, the Russian General Staff has emphasized that chemical weapons were not produced in Syria.

    "We believe that this strike is not a response to an alleged chemical attack, but a reaction to the success of the Syrian armed forces in the liberation of its territory from international terrorism."

    "The strike was carried out exactly on the day, when the OPCW special mission was set to start its work in Damascus to probe the incident in the city of Douma, where chemical weapons had allegedly been used," the Russian military emphasized.

    The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, has also slammed the Western states' move, saying that the strike "has been launched at the capital of a sovereign state that has been fighting for survival for years amid terrorist aggression."

    Earlier in the day, the United States, the United Kingdom and France launched missile strikes on a number of targets in Syria in response to an alleged chemical attack in the Damascus suburb of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, which has been blamed on Damascus despite the launch of a probe into the incident. On Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that it had proof that the "chemical attack" in Douma had been a provocation and had been staged by Western-backed NGOs, including the White Helmets.

    While Pentagon chief James Mattis said that US airstrikes on Syria were a "onetime shot," Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford told reporters that Washington had no more attacks planned at the moment.

    According to Dunford, the United States utilized a normal conflict settlement channel with Russia and hadn't coordinated targets before the airstrikes on Syria. At the same time, he said he was not aware "of any Russian activity," when asked whether any Russian defenses had engaged US, French or British ships or missiles.
    When commenting on the possibility of a US missile strike on Syria after allegations accusing Damascus of a chemical attack in Douma, which has yet to be probed by international experts, the Russian Defense Ministry warned that Moscow would respond if its troops in Syria were threatened.

    Russia's military bases in Syria's Latakia — the Hmeymim airbase and the Tartus naval facility — have been secured by S-400 and S-300 air defense systems, as well as a Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile system. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the S-400 and Pantsir systems provide air cover to the Russian aviation groupat Hmeymim, while the S-300s protect Russia's naval facility.


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    Default Re: US and allies launch strikes on Syria chemical weapons sites

    Very slightly off topic but can you see this having an effect on England and France's participation in the world cup?

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    Default Re: US and allies launch strikes on Syria chemical weapons sites

    Quote Originally Posted by ilscuro View Post
    Very slightly off topic but can you see this having an effect on England and France's participation in the world cup?
    Nah, England will still be shite.

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