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ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
Sat Apr 8, 2017, 03:59 PM Apr 2017

Syria strikes: Site of chemical attack hit again

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/08/middleeast/syria-strikes-russia-donald-trump/

(CNN)New airstrikes targeted a town in Syria that was hit by a chemical attack earlier this week, activists said, less than a day after the US bombarded a Syrian air base to "send a message" to the Assad regime.
It wasn't immediately clear who conducted the strikes on Khan Sheikhoun, which was hit on Friday and Saturday, though only Russian and Syrian regime aircraft have been bombing that area of rebel-held Idlib province.
The latest attacks come after a missile strike early Friday by the United States on a base in western Syria that the United States says was used to launch Tuesday's chemical attack, which left more than 85 people dead and hundreds more injured.

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Syria strikes: Site of chemical attack hit again (Original Post) ProudLib72 Apr 2017 OP
The town is under the control of pro-al Qaeda forces. David__77 Apr 2017 #1

David__77

(23,421 posts)
1. The town is under the control of pro-al Qaeda forces.
Sat Apr 8, 2017, 04:11 PM
Apr 2017

And those insurgents are using that town to organize attacks against towns with religious minorities. This is not some sort of democratic haven being bombed- it's under the power of head choppers. I think that point is relevant in assessing the forces in battle.

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