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US missiles fired at Syria will be shot down, launch sites targeted –
Russian envoy to Lebanon
RT,
11
April, 2018
The
Russian military reserves the right to shoot down missiles and
destroy launch sites in the event of US aggression against Syria,
Moscow's envoy to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin has warned.
Zasypkin
stressed that “the Russian forces will confront any US aggression
on Syria, by intercepting the missiles and striking their launch
pads,” al-Manar TV website reported,
citing the envoy.
The
statement comes after Washington threatened a "forceful
response" against Syria after an alleged chemical attack in the
Damascus suburb of Douma on Saturday. The US was quick to pin the
blame on the Syrian government, basing its accusations on unverified
data and images, including reports from the infamous, rebel-linked
White Helmets ‘civil defense’ group.
On
Tuesday, the UN Security Council failed to pass three consecutive
resolutions calling for an investigation into the alleged use of
chemical weapons in Syria. A Russian-sponsored draft backing a
fact-finding mission at the site by the Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is the latest to have been
rejected by the body.
As
the initiative was voted down by the US, the UK, France and Poland;
Russia's UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia once again called for the West
to "refrain
from the plans which you might be harboring with regards to Syria.”
If
the U.S decides to attack Syria militarily in response to the
chemical attack in Douma, Russia will intercept its missiles and
target the sources they were fired from, Russia's ambassador to
Lebanon said on Tuesday.
During
an interview to the Hezbollah-linked Al-Manar news site, Alexander
Zasypkin accused Washington of using the chemical attack, which
Russia denies took place, to stage an attack against Russia's ally
Syria.
“If
there is an American strike, then we ... will shoot down rockets and
target the positions from where they were launched,” Zasypkin said.
“In the past few days, we have seen an escalation towards a
significant crisis."
Russia
to Respond Instantly, If Its Troops in Syria Hit by US Strike –
Official
11
April, 2018
First
deputy chairman of the Russian upper house's Defense Committee,
Yevgeny Serebrennikov said Wednesday that Russia will respond
immediately if its military in Syria gets hit by a possible US
airstrike.
Russia’s
Hmeymim airbase and Tartus naval base, as well as Russian servicemen
deployed in Syria, are under firm protection as the United States is
anticipated to carry out airstrikes in Syria in response to an
alleged chemical weapon attack in the city of Douma, Serebrennikov,
told Sputnik.
“As
the Defense Ministry has already pointed out, the Russian military
bases in Hmeymim and Tartus are under firm protection. At the same
time, we expect that in the event of US strikes, if any, the lives of
our servicemen will not be in danger. I think that the United States
understands this and will not allow it, because otherwise, Russia's
response will be immediate, as the chief of the Russian General Staff
has said," Serebrennikov said.
Last
week, several Syrian opposition online media outlets reported, citing
militants that the Syrian Army had used chlorine in the town of Douma
and killed up to 70 people.
Following
the reports, a number of states, including the US, accused Damascus
of staging the attack. Furthermore, the United States said that it
was considering all potential options in response to it.
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