US President Donald Trump has authorized airstrikes in Syria after a week of meetings in discussion of possible airstrikes. These strikes were coordinated with the UK and France.
WHAT WE KNOW- Trump ordered strikes targeting Syrian regime’s chemical weapons program
- The strikes were coordinated with the UK and France.
- It’s in response to a chemical attack last weekend
- B-1 bombers, ships were used in the attack, according to US defense officials
“Establishing this deterrent is a vital national security interest of the United States,” Trump said. “The combined American, British, and French response to these atrocities will integrate all instruments of our national power – military, economic, and diplomatic. We are prepared to sustain this response until the Syrian regime stops its use of prohibited chemical agents.”
“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?
The nations of the world can be judged by the friends they keep. No nation can succeed in the long run by promoting rogue states, brutal tyrants, and murderous dictators.”
Live updates will be posted in the liveblog below. NOTE: This live-blog will be updated throughout the weekend, and possibly beyond if news warrants.“We cannot tolerate the normalization of the employment of chemical weapons, which is an immediate danger to the Syrian people and to our collective security.”
.@SpeakerRyan praises decisive action in #Syria: "We are united in our resolve that Assad’s barbaric use of chemical weapons cannot go unanswered. His regime’s unconscionable brutality against innocent civilians cannot be tolerated." https://t.co/t4xFCEAcqk
— Mike Emanuel 🇺🇸 (@MikeEmanuelFox) April 14, 2018
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Statement on #syriastrikes
Here’s @JustinTrudeau statement on the Syria attacks tonight. pic.twitter.com/Gc0Hvsm9A4
— David Akin 🇨🇦 (@davidakin) April 14, 2018
Defense Secretary Mattis said that the military coalition targeted three chemical weapons facilities operated by the Syrian regime.
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) April 14, 2018
A spokesperson for the Free Syrian Army is claiming that the number of sites that struck was higher.https://t.co/OJYZfcGRfS
U.S. launches missile strikes in Syria https://t.co/VjzGMUvvyw pic.twitter.com/ZhCV2DtPSE
— Post Graphics (@PostGraphics) April 14, 2018
U.S., Allies Strike Syrian Targets in Response to Regime’s Chemical Attacks. Read more on these precision strikes @POTUS announced tonight:https://t.co/wQMniwhCxb
— The Joint Staff 🇺🇸 (@thejointstaff) April 14, 2018