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Assad's office says US strike 'irresponsible'

 

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Assads office says US strike irresponsible
Video screengrab, provided by Ikhbaria TV, shows flames rising from US Tomahawk missiles which hit the Shayrat air base, (Ikhbaria TV, via AP)

Foreign ministry describes attack, that heavily damaged the Shayrat air base, in the central province of Homs "a flagrant aggression."

By AP

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Published: Sat 8 Apr 2017, 3:35 PM

Last updated: Sun 9 Apr 2017, 11:09 AM

The office of Syria's President is calling the US missile strike against one of its air bases in central Homs "reckless" and "irresponsible."
The statement Friday said the strikes were "shortsighted" and reflect a continuation of policy regardless of which administration that is based on targeting and "subjugating people."
The statement said the dawn attack on the Shayrat air base near Homs was not based on true facts.
Syria's Foreign Ministry is calling the chemical attack that killed scores in northern Syria a "premeditated action that aimed to justify the launching of a US attack on the Syrian army."
The ministry described the US missile attack that heavily damaged the Shayrat air base in the central province of Homs "a flagrant aggression."
It said in a statement Friday that the real objective of the US attack was to "weaken the strength of the Syrian army in confronting terrorist groups."
The US strike followed Tuesday's gruesome chemical attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, where more than 80 people were killed.

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A Syrian official says a US missile strike on an air base in the country's center has killed seven people.
Talal Barazi, the governor of the province of Homs where the base is based, says the Friday dawn attack has also wounded nine. Initial reports said six were killed.
The attack also caused extensive damage to the air base.
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The Syrian military called the attack a "blatant aggression" that would undermine its war on terror.


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