US Mulls Strike on Syria, 22 Targets Include Russian Sites - Reports
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While Moscow and Damascus are pressing for a fair investigation, maintaining that the alleged chemical attack in Syria's Douma was a false flag attack, US President Donald Trump and his advisers have been discussing a military response claiming it will be more aggressive than last year's Tomahawk missile strikes.
Meanwhile, the White House claimed it has canceled the president's long-scheduled trips to Peru and Colombia so that he may focus on response to Syria.
At the same time, US authorities are not disclosing the details of the potential military response, however, Trump has recently spoken with several world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, UK Prime Minister Theresa May, and agreed not to allow chemical weapons to be used in Syria.
It remains unclear whether any of Trump's allies will take part in the strikes.
Earlier, the US Navy had announced its decision to deploy the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group to the Middle East, along with the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy and destroyers USS Arleigh Burke, USS Bulkeley, USS Forrest Sherman and USS Farragut.
According to the recent report by Turkish media outlet Yeni Safak, citing International Relations scholar Zakariye Molahafci, the US has designated 22 top targets on Syria's territory.
The targets are reportedly located in the province of Homs, as well as near Russian naval facility in Tartus, where Russian servicemen are currently deployed.
The news agency has suggested that the United States, the UK, France and Israel will carry out coordinated airstrikes against Syria, paying particular attention to military airbases in Homs, Damascus, Tartus, Hama, Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa and Al-Hasakah. The allies will reportedly use land, sea and air missiles to attack Syria.
In a related context, it is worth mentioning that the 15-member United Nations Security Council has voted against Russia's draft resolution to launch a fact-finding mission by the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons [OPCW] in Syria; while Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Bolivia and Ethiopia voted for, the US, France, the UK and Poland voted against. Other members of the UNSC abstained from voting.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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