BREAKING US Failed to Warn Syria of Strike on Sha'irat Airfield in Homs - General Staff

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US Failed to Warn Syria of Strike on Sha'irat Airfield in Homs - General Staff

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10:56 07.04.2017(updated 11:11 07.04.2017) Get short URL

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The Syrian Army General Staff stated Friday that the US did not warn Syria of 00:42 (GMT) strike on Sha'irat airfield in the country's province of Homs.

The United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at the Syrian military airfield in Ash Sha'irat near Homs late Thursday. US President Donald Trump said the attack was a response to the alleged chemical weapon use in Idlib on Tuesday, which Washington blames on Damascus.

As an employee of the airfield told Sputnik earlier the Ash Sha'irat military airfield near Homs in Syria has been destroyed and its aircraft damaged in US missile strikes.