{"id":7961,"date":"2018-04-14T13:30:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-14T12:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=7961"},"modified":"2018-04-14T13:30:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-14T12:30:44","slug":"us-uk-france-launch-strikes-on-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/us-uk-france-launch-strikes-on-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"US, UK, France launch strikes on Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7963\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Syria-1.jpg\" alt=\"Syria\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>The United States, United Kingdom and France launched punitive military strikes against Bashar al-Assad&#8217;s Syrian regime in response to its latest alleged chemical weapons atrocity, President Donald Trump announced Friday.<br \/>\nShortly after Trump began a White House address to announce the action, large explosions were heard in the Syrian capital Damascus, signalling a new chapter in a brutal seven-year-old civil war.<br \/>\n&#8220;A short time ago, I ordered the United States armed forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad,&#8221; Trump said in a primetime televised speech to the nation.<br \/>\n&#8220;A combined operation with the armed forces of France and the United Kingdom is now under way. We thank them both. This massacre was a significant escalation in a pattern of chemical weapons use by that very terrible regime.&#8221;<br \/>\nA US official said the strikes had targeted chemical production facilities. Another official said multiple types of bombs were used, and a variety of targets chosen.Trump also warned Russia and Iran not to stand by their ally in Damascus.<br \/>\n&#8220;Russia must decide if it will continue down this dark path or if it will join with civilized nations as a force for stability and peace,&#8221; he argued.<br \/>\nThe strikes had been expected since harrowing footage surfaced of the aftermath of the alleged toxic gas attack in the Damascus suburb of Douma, which took place a week ago, and Trump reacted in an emotional tweet.<br \/>\n&#8220;Many dead, including women and children, in mindless CHEMICAL attack in Syria,&#8221; he declared.<br \/>\n&#8220;President Putin, Russia and Iran are responsible for backing Animal Assad. Big price to pay.&#8221;<br \/>\nTrump&#8217;s anger and apparent determination was quickly matched by France&#8217;s President Emmanuel Macron, who signed his country up for a joint response.<br \/>\nBritain&#8217;s Prime Minister Theresa May was more cautious, but by the time the first precision cruise missile was launched, Trump had a mini-coalition.<br \/>\nMay said there was &#8220;no practicable alternative&#8221; to the use of force against Assad.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/us-uk-france-launch-strikes-on-syria\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States, United Kingdom and France launched punitive military strikes against Bashar al-Assad&#8217;s Syrian regime in response to its latest alleged chemical weapons atrocity, President Donald Trump announced Friday. 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