Airstrikes hit Assad air base after deadly chemical attack, state TV reports

[shockedcanadian]

Appears this will be one of these battles in which things will happen and Old School reporting will have to be honest and figure out who did what. In terms of M.O, this is generally an Israeli tactic to just launch without fanfare. I think even to this day Israel has not officially confirmed the attack on Iraqs nuke plant in the 1980's or early 90's.

I don't mind this approach. You decrease chances of a broader escalation while still sending the message and showing force.

Airstrikes hit Assad air base after deadly chemical attack, state TV reports

Syrian state TV and witnesses said late Sunday that airstrikes had hit a military airport near the city of Homs shortly after a suspected chemical attack that killed at least 40 people in a suburb of the capital city, Damascus, over the weekend.

It was not immediately clear which country launched the strikes. The report on SANA said the attack on the T4 military airbase "is likely to be an American aggression." However, U.S. officials denied that it had launched airstrikes on Syria.

Israel has also struck inside Syria in recent years.

SANA said Syrian air defenses had shot down eight missiles and a number of casualties had been reported.

Saturday's chemical attack unfolded in a rebel-held town near Damascus amid a resumed offensive by Syrian government forces after the collapse of a truce. Syrian activists, rescuers and medics said a poison gas attack in Douma killed at least 40 people, with families found suffocated in their houses and shelters. The reports could not immediately be independently verified.

Images released by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, a volunteer organization, showed children lying on the ground motionless and foaming at the mouth. The Assad government denied responsibility.

 

[aaronleland]

The Pentagon is denying carrying out the strike, and we don't really have a reason to deny it if it really was us.

 

[Mindful]

There's talk of the Israelis.

 

[usmbguest5318]

Airstrikes hit Assad air base after deadly chemical attack

 

[IsaacNewton]

Assad has to go. How the rest of the world can sit by and watch this POS slowly degrade and defeat the revolution in that country and not do something is a crime in itself. Screw the Russians, they'll bitch and moan no matter what. And yes if Assad were to go there could be people worse. There is no magic solution to this region of the world, it's a crap shoot no matter which way the dice come up.

 

[DOTR]

How many hundreds of thousands will die before this Obama/Clinton attempt to overthrow a government is completely defeated.
Ukraine as welll the Clinton’s arecdemons who leashed untold suffering on the world.
They wanted to overthrow governments but lacked the competence.

 

[Muhammed]

Appears this will be one of these battles in which things will happen and Old School reporting will have to be honest and figure out who did what. In terms of M.O, this is generally an Israeli tactic to just launch without fanfare. I think even to this day Israel has not officially confirmed the attack on Iraqs nuke plant in the 1980's or early 90's.

I don't mind this approach. You decrease chances of a broader escalation while still sending the message and showing force.

Airstrikes hit Assad air base after deadly chemical attack, state TV reports

Syrian state TV and witnesses said late Sunday that airstrikes had hit a military airport near the city of Homs shortly after a suspected chemical attack that killed at least 40 people in a suburb of the capital city, Damascus, over the weekend.

It was not immediately clear which country launched the strikes. The report on SANA said the attack on the T4 military airbase "is likely to be an American aggression." However, U.S. officials denied that it had launched airstrikes on Syria.

Israel has also struck inside Syria in recent years.

SANA said Syrian air defenses had shot down eight missiles and a number of casualties had been reported.

Saturday's chemical attack unfolded in a rebel-held town near Damascus amid a resumed offensive by Syrian government forces after the collapse of a truce. Syrian activists, rescuers and medics said a poison gas attack in Douma killed at least 40 people, with families found suffocated in their houses and shelters. The reports could not immediately be independently verified.

Images released by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, a volunteer organization, showed children lying on the ground motionless and foaming at the mouth. The Assad government denied responsibility.

The US and France are denying responsibility for the airstrikes at the airport. Syria and Russia are now blaming the Israel, and of course Israel has no comment, as usual, however Israel has attacked that airport before and I think they did it again.

Syria is also denying the Douma chemical weapons attack and Trump tweets have called for humanitarian relief in the area and he wants verification that there was in fact a chemical attack.

I've been reading the early reports on AJE and haven't seen much in the way of evidence that Syria did it, other than video showing kids getting hosed with water.

Jihadis in the region have been known to use child actors and even dolls to stage this sort of thing for propaganda purposes. It's also possible that Syria bombed a building where the Jihadists had chemical weapons stored.

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

It was not immediately clear which country launched the strikes