Syrian state TV slams American 'aggression'

April 07, 2017 07:55

Syrian state TV reports: "American aggression targets Syrian military targets with a number of missiles."

Early this morning, US President Donald Trump launched a military strike on a Syrian government target in retaliation for their chemical weapons attack on civilians earlier in the week.

US warships launched between 50-60 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian government airbase where the warplanes that carried out the chemical attacks were based, US officials said.

"Tonight, I ordered a targeted military strike on the air field in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched," Trump said during short remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago. "It is in this vital national security of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons."

He added: "There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons, violated its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and ignored the urging of the UN Security Council. Years of previous attempts at changing Assad's behavior have all failed and failed very dramatically."

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