BREAKING: U.S. LAUNCHES 59 MISSILES AT SYRIAN GOVERNMENT [1]
The U.S. military has launched 59 missiles into Syria, an official has reportedly confirmed to NBC.
By: Nick Bernabe [2], AntiMedia [3]
The U.S. military has launched 59 missiles into Syria, an official has reportedly confirmed to NBC [4]. The target of the strikes was a Syrian government-controlled airfield in Homs, Syria.
According to a Statement from the Department of Defense [5]:
“At the direction of the president, U.S. forces conducted a cruise missile strike against a Syrian Air Force airfield today at about 8:40 p.m. EDT (4:40 a.m., April 7, in Syria). The strike targeted Shayrat Airfield in Homs governorate, and was in response to the Syrian government’s chemical weapons attack April 4 in Khan Sheikhoun, which killed or injured hundreds of innocent Syrian people, including women and children.”
The U.S. military action is apparently in retaliation to a chemical weapon attack [6] reported this week in Syria, which the U.S. blamed on the Syrian government, though no investigation has been conducted. As Anti-Media reported yesterday [7], U.S. Congressman Thomas Massie questioned the rush to blame Assad until further evidence is produced.
The U.S. itself was reported to have killed roughly 1,000 civilians in Iraq and Syria [8] last month alone.
It’s unclear if Russia, which has forces on the ground in Syria, suffered any casualties from the strikes.
.@JeffFlake [9] @wolfblitzer [10] @kshaheen [11] @MSNBC [12] #pt [13]: The 1st U.S airstrike has just hit Al-Shayrat airbase SE of #Homs [14] city. pic.twitter.com/e3Ez190ZHy [15]
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) April 7, 2017 [16]
Libertarian leaning Senator Rand Paul remarked on Twitter that Trump needs Congressional authorization for these actions.
The President needs Congressional authorization for military action as required by the Constitution.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) April 7, 2017 [17]
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