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Day 2:Joint US, France, UK attack launched on Syria on rural Damascus
Further developments after the announcement immediately followed by the commencement of activities late yesterday.
[ALMASDARNEWS] Minutes ago, the U.S., La Belle France, and the U.K. launched a barrage of cruise missiles towards rural Damascus, causing massive kabooms near the Dumayr Airbase in the eastern Qalamoun.

While the site is still unknown, al-Masdar’s field correspondent in Damascus reported that the strike is hitting the rural Damascus countryside near or possibly the Dumayr Airbase.

The Dumayr Airbase is the military installation the Syrian Air Force used to launch Arclight airstrikes on the East Ghouta during Operation Damascus Steel.

The Syrian Air Defense has responded in a bid to down the cruise missiles; however, many cruise missiles have already struck the area.

Al-Masdar previously reported that the Dumayr Airbase was the likely target because the airstrikes on the East Ghouta were launched from this site.

Trump orders military strike against Syria

[PRESSTV] US President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
 has ordered a military strike against Syria.

The US along with Britannia and La Belle France launched a military assault against Syria on Friday.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May also said she has authorized the British armed forces to conduct coordinated and targeted strikes.

The US has been threatening Damascus with military action since April 7, when a suspected chemical attack on the Syrian town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, reportedly killed 60 people and injured hundreds more. The Syrian government has already strongly denied
No, no! Certainly not!
 using chemical munitions in the flashpoint town.

Syrian air defenses 'shoot down 13 of the missiles' fired in hour-long U.S-led attack on three weapons 'research centers' and military bases across Damascus and Homs

[DailyMail]
  • The United States and its allies waged up to 120 air strikes on Syria on Friday in a 'one time shot'

  • Syrian state TV says 13 missiles fired in US-led attack had been shot down

  • Missiles were shot down in the Kiswah area south of Damascus, reports say

  • President Donald Trump said Friday evening he ordered precision strikes in Syria

  • Said it was in retaliation for Bashar al-Assad's poison gas attack last weekend

  • At least one US Navy warship based in the Red Sea took part in the strikes. US B-1 bombers were also used.

  • The Defense Department will provide a brief at 9:00a.m.
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Update at 12:10 p.m. EDT: The Daily Mail updated again just before noon, and the Telegraph has been liveblogging since last night from a British perspective. See here. So is the Guardian, courtesy of Besoeker:
Syria crisis: Trump says strikes have been ordered against Assad regime – live

[Guardian] 9.14pm 13 April 2018: Explosions heard in Damascus. Reuters says witnesses in Damascus have heard several large explosions and seen smoke on the east side of the city. Douma lies to the north-east. It is unclear if these are related to the US president’s announcement.
Posted by: Fred 2018-04-14
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