The United States of America alongside the coalition of France and the United Kingdom have commenced to a precision strike campaign inside of Syria which has reportedly hit outside of the city of Douma, in Damascus.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Secretary of Defense Mattis on military strikes in Syria: "These allies, the Americans, the French, the British, we've operated together through thick and thin, through good times and bad, and this a very, very well integrated team." <a href="https://t.co/ATKO5qy9TJ">pic.twitter.com/ATKO5qy9TJ</a></p>— Patriot 24/7 (@TT45Pac) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT45Pac/status/984981561413021696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The United States Pentagon made clear that the only targets which were hit were chemical research facilities, and scientific research centers, all of which are Syrian military installations. Those areas hit are believed to not only develop but store chemical weapons by Bashar al-Assad and pro-Regime forces that have effectively been alleged to be used on innocent Syrians.
General Mattis says that there is evidence to support that at least chlorine gas was used by the Assad regime against his own people, and that there is some potential to suggest that the sarin nerve agent could have been used, although there's no official confirmation on the second weapon.
The brutal attack outside Douma on innocent Syrians prompted a response from the international community, where the United Nations condemned the chemical attack in Syria, although Russia had used its power of veto to object.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Third wave of US coalition bombing knocks the hell out of Military Targets in Damascus, Syria <a href="https://t.co/kIEqobwHCF">pic.twitter.com/kIEqobwHCF</a></p>— Jacob Wohl (@JacobAWohl) <a href="https://twitter.com/JacobAWohl/status/984975681061728256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Mattis stated that the precision strikes tonight were calculated, and lasted around 15 minutes from the start of the campaign until the end, with zero losses to the American, French, or United Kingdom’s armed forces.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NEW: Defense Sec. Mattis briefs reporters on military strike on Syria: "Clearly, the Assad regime did not get the message last year. This time, our allies and we have struck harder." <a href="https://t.co/IboShczlvP">https://t.co/IboShczlvP</a> <a href="https://t.co/mLm6QHCAW5">pic.twitter.com/mLm6QHCAW5</a></p>— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABCWorldNews/status/984977387510091776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff via Joseph Dunsford also stated that the world should expect a “disinformation campaign,” coming from the governments of Russia, Iran, and of course the pro-Regime media inside Syria.
Syrian State Television has also broadcast footage of surface-to-air missiles being launched against the coalition planes, with little to no success whatsoever in harming the most technologically advanced military force in the world of America or our allies.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fighter jets were seen taking off from a British Royal Air Force base in Cyprus ahead of Pres. Trump’s announcement that the U.S., France and Britain launched military strikes in Syria. <a href="https://t.co/shsg4IsQKr">https://t.co/shsg4IsQKr</a> <a href="https://t.co/d1wpxZ3wlB">pic.twitter.com/d1wpxZ3wlB</a></p>— ABC News (@ABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC/status/984978623127064576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The British Royal Air Force sent planes from Cyprus into the campaign, all of which returned successfully and safely to their base of origin.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"And we are also hearing reports, many of the targets, in particular the air bases in some of the military installations that had been struck, had indeed been evacuated of personnel earlier in the week," <a href="https://twitter.com/sethdoane?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sethdoane</a> reports from Damascus, Syria <a href="https://t.co/bTaJ40jGwj">https://t.co/bTaJ40jGwj</a> <a href="https://t.co/DEbN2aQFjG">pic.twitter.com/DEbN2aQFjG</a></p>— CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/984983169270239232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Video from France also shows French Air Force jets taking off for the campaign, all of which were returned safely to base without taking any damages.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NEW: French release video showing fighter jets taking off to execute strikes against Syria. <a href="https://t.co/yjRxpPgMYY">https://t.co/yjRxpPgMYY</a> <a href="https://t.co/sTORxyB0cC">pic.twitter.com/sTORxyB0cC</a></p>— ABC News (@ABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC/status/984987817129496577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Some of the facilities hit during the campaign were reportedly evacuated earlier in the week, as reports from within Damascus have stated.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Another footage of Syrian air-defense missile fired towards tomahawk rockets in the sky of Damascus. <a href="https://t.co/7FVcXN5i2F">pic.twitter.com/7FVcXN5i2F</a></p>— Majd Fahd (@Syria_Protector) <a href="https://twitter.com/Syria_Protector/status/984964063217246210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Syrian propagandists have shown video of the air-defense missile systems attempting to takedown Tomahawk missiles which were reportedly guided into the target areas in Damascus, claiming to have shot some of those Tomahawk missiles down, although the accompanying video shows zero impacts on the American military might or its advanced weaponry.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MATTIS: "Together, we have sent a clear message to Assad and his murderous lieutenants, that they should not perpetrate another chemical weapons attack, for which they will be held accountable." <a href="https://t.co/K2olKlvftp">pic.twitter.com/K2olKlvftp</a></p>— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) <a href="https://twitter.com/joshdcaplan/status/984976410929520640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The message to Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian regime is straightforward, according to General Mattis, who said, “Together, we have sent a clear message to Assad and his murderous lieutenants, that they should not perpetrate another chemical weapons attack, for which they will be held accountable."
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">US official says tonight's strikes targeted three sites:<br><br>- A scientific research center in Damascus<br><br>- A chemical weapons storage facility located west of Homs, Syria<br><br>- A chemical weapons equipment storage facility and command post near second target <a href="https://t.co/SsTMXQVkCg">https://t.co/SsTMXQVkCg</a> <a href="https://t.co/Tr9UwhZMfO">pic.twitter.com/Tr9UwhZMfO</a></p>— CNN International (@cnni) <a href="https://twitter.com/cnni/status/984983270067769344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Tonight's strikes can be seen as an overwhelming victory for the coalition of the United States of America, France, and the United Kingdom, who have a responsibility as the world's superpower to prevent any nation from using such brutal chemical weapons on innocent civilians.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Russia has put out a response and it doesn’t give me the warm and fuzzies <a href="https://t.co/5HZsg1jax0">pic.twitter.com/5HZsg1jax0</a></p>— UnsilentMajority (@The_UnSilent_) <a href="https://twitter.com/The_UnSilent_/status/984994493014446080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Russia suggests “We warned that such actions would not be left without consequences,” although there has yet to be any military response, and most believe thanks to President Trump's speech tonight embracing unity amongst Russia and Iran that such a response is unlikely altogether.
The DEFCON Alert System is holding at DEFCON 4 in anticipation of any Russian response to the strikes by the coalition, of which Russia has claimed it would take retaliatory actions, although it's believed that's nothing more than “smoke and mirrors,” a beating of the chest from the weakened Moscow to minimize the embarrassment to their depleted military might by the overwhelming supremacy of America's armed forces.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We are watching Russia's response to the Syria attack very closely. At this time, we are holding at DEFCON 4. <a href="https://t.co/jTttvk13I8">pic.twitter.com/jTttvk13I8</a></p>— DEFCONWarningSystem (@DEFCONWSALERTS) <a href="https://twitter.com/DEFCONWSALERTS/status/984964842628009985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Mattis made clear this was a one-time strike unless Assad doesn't accept the message of not using chemical weapons on his own people.
Current reports suggest that only three civilians were injured in the strikes, which is considered a great victory since war is not without consequences.
We will update with any additional information as it's provided.
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