Syrian army airbase that was hit by a U.S. strike near the city of Homs, Syria, 7 April, 2017. © Mikhail Voskresensky / Sputnik
The US launched a missile strike on a Syrian airbase, killing at least six people, including civilians, and wounding several others. Reactions to the operation continue to roll in, with Russia condemning it while EU countries and others express support.
US President Donald Trump ordered the military strike on an airfield in Shayrat, near Homs, which resulted in a Friday pre-dawn strike in which 59 Tomahawk missiles were deployed.
Six MiG-23 fighter jets were destroyed in the operation, along with a material storage depot, a training facility, a canteen and a radar station, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defense (MoD).
However, the airfield’s runway remained intact, according to the MoD, which described the operation’s efficiency as “quite poor.”
Syrian officials have so far confirmed that six people were killed and several others wounded in the operation.
However, the governor of Homs told RT that at least five people had been killed, three of whom were Syrian soldiers. He also stated that at least seven people had been wounded.
Meanwhile, Syria’s SANA news agency has reported nine civilian deaths, including four children.
Global reaction
The office of Syrian President Bashar Assad called the US strike “reckless”,“irresponsible” and “shortsighted,” claiming the motives the strike weren’t based on true facts.
However, the airfield’s runway remained intact, according to the MoD, which described the operation’s efficiency as “quite poor.”
Syrian officials have so far confirmed that six people were killed and several others wounded in the operation.
However, the governor of Homs told RT that at least five people had been killed, three of whom were Syrian soldiers. He also stated that at least seven people had been wounded.
Meanwhile, Syria’s SANA news agency has reported nine civilian deaths, including four children.
Global reaction
The office of Syrian President Bashar Assad called the US strike “reckless”,“irresponsible” and “shortsighted,” claiming the motives the strike weren’t based on true facts.
source: https://www.rt.com/news/383895-us-airstrike-syria-reactions/
American strikes deliberately didn’t waste bombs on tarmac of the airfield’s runway, these can be built overnight ! It was very efficient indeed, and showed Assad he cannot always kill children with chemical bombs, that Russia was supposed to have got rid of ! Any News reported from RT are one sided and from Assad’s media are completely fake !