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"Imminent
Announcement" Of US Action In Syria: Fox News
10
April, 2018
Update: FoxNews
just reported that an announcement on US Action in Syria is imminent.
Reports
are pouring in of US and French aircraft headed towards Syria for
what we assume is a major operation if true. As of now, these reports
remains unconfirmed:
Numerous US and French aircraft are airborne over Jordan. twitter.com/taylieli/statu…
US warplanes are also flying around the Al-Tanf area of southern #Syria, according to Al-Jazeera.
Amid
the loud war drums, the
EU's air traffic control body, Eurocontrol, has
issued a 72-hour Rapid Alert Notification to flight operators in the
eastern Mediterranean - warning of possible rocket launches into
Syria.
“Due to
the possible launch of air strikes into Syria with air-to-ground and
/ or cruise missiles within the next 72 hours, and the possibility of
intermittent disruption of radio navigation equipment,
due consideration
needs to be taken when planning flight operations in the Eastern
Mediterranean / Nicosia FIR area,” reads the alert.
For
now an imminent airstrike appears unlikely as Russian warplanes are
still in the air, and the US will hardly risk taking down a Russian
fighter jet.
Russian warplanes are still in the air according to pro-opposition sources reporting airstrikes in the Idlib Province #Syria
However,
according to subsequent reports, Russia appears to have received a
warning as Russian military helicopters are reportedly relocating
from the T-4 - which was struck by Israel on Monday morning - and
Dumeyir airbases in Southern Syria to Hmeymim
The
notification comes on the heels of several geopolitical developments
in response to last weekend's alleged chemical attack on Syrian
rebels.
- The USS Donald Cook has been parked off of Syrian waters, and has been buzzed by Russian pilots
- President Trump has deployed the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) to the Mediterranean Wednesday, where it will join the USS Donald Cook off Syrian territorial waters.
- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, speaking shoulder-to-shoulder with Emmanuel Macron from Paris, announced his "readiness to work with allies on any military response in Syria if needed."
- Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution to investigate the chemical attack. Russia's UN envoy says the draft was designed to fail, which would thus "justify" unauthorized action in Syria.
- Russia is jamming military signals for some US drones operating in the skies over Syria, according to NBC, which cited four military officials.
There
is some good news: according to the Pentagon Press Parking Index
(PPPI) strikes against Syria tonight are unlikely:
But
just in case, you may want to grab your popcorn... and if you live
near a military installation, you may not need a microwave.
They intend to steamroller the Russians into impotency. They do not think Putin is tough enough they expect him to cave in and give in. Maybe a fatal miscalculation.
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