Trump ORDERS Syria AIRSTRIKES in MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT
as World War 3 fears grow IN A MAJOR announcement, Donald Trump declared
military action is taking place in Syria as airstrikes blast targets in a co-ordinated
attack with the UK and France on the Assad regime. The US President said air strikes against
Syria are "underway". In a statement from the White House, the Republican
said the strikes were in response to the alleged chemical weapons attack in the town of Douma
last Saturday. He said: "A combined operation of the armed
forces of France and UK is now underway.
I thank them both. "These are not the actions of a man, they
are the crimes of a monster instead. "We are prepared to sustain this response. "To Iran and to Russia I ask, what kind of
a nation wants to be associated with the mass murder of innocent men, women and children? "Hopefully someday we'll get along with Russian
and maybe even Iran, but maybe not.
Several explosions have been heard in Damascus
and smoke has been seen rising over the east side of the city according to eyewitnesses. Statements were also released by Theresa May
and Emmanuel Macron. Mrs May said there was "no practicable alternative
to the use of force" to deter the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime. Adding that "every possible diplomatic channel"
had been sought before the decision to launch targeted strikes had been taken, she said:
"This persistent pattern of behaviour must be stopped - not just to protect innocent
people in Syria from the horrific deaths and casualties caused by chemical weapons but
also because we cannot allow the erosion of the international norm that prevents the use
of these weapons.
"This is not about intervening in a civil
war. It is not about regime change. "It is about a limited and targeted strike
that does not further escalate tensions in the region and that does everything possible
to prevent civilian casualties. French President Emmanuel Macron said there
was no doubt the Syrian regime was responsible for the chemical attack in Douma.
He said: "We cannot tolerate the trivialisation
of the use of chemical weapons, which represent an immediate danger for the Syrian people
and for our collective security. "The red line set by France in May 2017 has
been crossed." A coordinated attack by the US, UK and France
has been expected for several days after an alleged chemical attack on civilians in Syria
last weekend. Medical sources say dozens of people were
killed last Saturday during the suspected chemical attack on Douma, in the Eastern Ghouta
region. The West has blamed the Assad regime for the
incident.
However, both Syria and Russia deny the chemical
attack took place and had warned the west against taking military action..
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