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The Mystery Strike on Syria No One Will Claim
« on: April 09, 2018, 10:20:22 PM »
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The Mystery Strike on Syria No One Will Claim

Who fired missiles at a Syrian airbase?

The Pentagon denied involvement, as did France. With few others possessing the capabilities, suspicions trained on Israel, which has targeted convoys in Syria before. As is its custom, Israel had no comment on a Russian Defense Ministry statement accusing it of carrying out the raid.

The strike came just hours after an alleged chemical attack on a rebel stronghold near Damascus prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to warn Iran and Russia that there'll be a “big price to pay” for backing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Trump has already revealed his red lines. It was almost a year ago to the day that he fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Syria over a poison gas attack that killed civilians.

The latest events are likely to mean Trump won't soon get his wish to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria — an idea even close aides are wary of. With an emergency UN Security Council meeting scheduled for today and Trump set to speak with French President Emmanuel Macron, more missiles may soon be on their way.


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-09/the-mystery-strike-on-syria-no-one-will-claim



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Re: The Mystery Strike on Syria No One Will Claim
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2018, 03:33:34 AM »
BBC had it as Israel carrying out the attack. Not sure why they're jumping in at the last minute, especially with allies pulling out of the region.