Breaking: Trump to Deliver Statement on Syria

[F-22Raptor]

Reports that 4 Syrian cities have been hit.

 

[Elvin]

Reports that 4 Syrian cities have been hit.

Where are you getting these reports?

 

[Falcon29]

I believe the 8 targets mentioned in media yesterday are being targeted, another new one recently is a military research center. US confirms warplanes and cruise missiles were used. So it may have ended the first phase.

Mezza airport targeted

EDIT: UK Tornado's doing some air strikes

 

[Norwegian]

Some good action going on In Syria right now

 

[F-22Raptor]

Multiple waves of cruise missile strikes across Syria

 

[Falcon29]

Strikes in Damascus have ended, possibly other cities now. Or in other words first wave ended.

 

[Elvin]

"The engagement now happening in North and South of #Damascus No reports of what's been hit, but many missiles downed"

 

[KAL-EL]

Reports of B1 bombers used

 

[pak-marine]

US and allies launch strikes on Syria chemical weapons sites

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President Donald Trump says he has approved US military strikes against Syrian chemical weapons sites, 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.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed British involvement, saying there was "no practicable alternative to the use of force".

But she also said the strikes were not about "regime change".

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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 and its ally, Russia, warned that Western military strikes would risk starting a war.

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[F-22Raptor]

B-1 bombers are participating in strikes against Syria. This is a much larger operation than I anticipated.

 

[Falcon29]

Second wave of strikes begins

 

[Elvin]

Reports indicate UK Jets have taken off from airbase in Cyprus.

 

[F-22Raptor]

Reports of a new wave of strikes.

 

[Yaseen1]

russia should invade europe and cut gas supply .

 

[WaLeEdK2]

Last time I remember something was this big was Shock and Awe.