The United States has lunched a missile strike against the Syrian military base suspected of being the launch point of the recent chemical strike against Syrian civilians.
As one more troubling event occurs in our world, may we be reminded that true peace will come only when Christ returns. May we pray for wisdom for our president and may we pray for help and comfort for those who are suffering because of this decision.
US Strikes Syrian Military Airfield by Carlo Muñoz and Guy Taylor
American warships stationed off the Syrian coastline fired a salvo of
cruise missiles against a Syrian military base in the western part of
the country, days after a regime chemical strike left nearly 100
civilians wounded or dead.
59 Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired as part of the attack early Friday morning, U.S. officials said. The strikes were centered on the al Shayrat airfield near the western Syrian city of Homs, located in the Alawite-dominated region of the country.
The Arleigh-Burke class destroyers U.S.S. Porter and U.S.S. Ross launched the attacks from locations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea,
Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said Thursday night. “As always, the U.S. took extraordinary measures to avoid civilian casualties,” he said in a statement. “Every precaution was taken to execute this strike with minimal risk to personnel at the airfield.”
Initial damage assessments show Syrian aircraft and support facilities at the airfield had been destroyed, “reducing the Syrian Government’s ability to deliver chemical weapons,” said Capt. Davis.
The airfield was one of the locations suspected of housing portions of the chemical weapons stockpiles used during Tuesday’s attack near Idlib province, a known stronghold for rebel forces battling to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.
“The U.S. intelligence community assesses that aircraft from Shayrat [airfield] conducted the chemical weapons attack on April 4,” Capt. Davis said. “The strike was intended to deter the regime from using chemical weapons again.”
President Trump has called for “all civilized nations” to rally in opposition to Assad and terrorism.
59 Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired as part of the attack early Friday morning, U.S. officials said. The strikes were centered on the al Shayrat airfield near the western Syrian city of Homs, located in the Alawite-dominated region of the country.
The Arleigh-Burke class destroyers U.S.S. Porter and U.S.S. Ross launched the attacks from locations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea,
Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said Thursday night. “As always, the U.S. took extraordinary measures to avoid civilian casualties,” he said in a statement. “Every precaution was taken to execute this strike with minimal risk to personnel at the airfield.”
Initial damage assessments show Syrian aircraft and support facilities at the airfield had been destroyed, “reducing the Syrian Government’s ability to deliver chemical weapons,” said Capt. Davis.
The airfield was one of the locations suspected of housing portions of the chemical weapons stockpiles used during Tuesday’s attack near Idlib province, a known stronghold for rebel forces battling to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.
“The U.S. intelligence community assesses that aircraft from Shayrat [airfield] conducted the chemical weapons attack on April 4,” Capt. Davis said. “The strike was intended to deter the regime from using chemical weapons again.”
President Trump has called for “all civilized nations” to rally in opposition to Assad and terrorism.
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