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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
DM: Syria claims it KNEW America was about to launch airstrikes hours before the attack on its airbase and moved its planes out of the way
2017-04-08
[MAIL] Syria has claimed it knew America was about to launch airstrikes hours before the attack on its airbase - and was able to move its planes out of the way.

The US military fired more than 50 tomahawk missiles at the al-Shayrat military airfield near Homs at 1.40am today. Russia was informed of the airstrike about 30 minutes in advance, according to Moscow's ambassador to the UN.

Now a Syrian military source has claimed that it had already 'learned of the American threat' and that precautions were taken 'in more than one military point'. The source did not say how they knew or who had informed them.

'We learned of the American threat and the expected military bombardment on Syrian territory,' a source told AFP.
Posted by:Skidmark

#7  I'm OK with this. Message sent, message received.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2017-04-08 11:47  

#6  "Hey! Why are all the Russians hauling ass?"
Posted by: Frank G   2017-04-08 10:14  

#5  Undoubtedly collected also were the frantic cellie calls from Russian technicians to their Syrian hosts as they sped to exit the air base.

"Hey Linda, listen to this ski*."
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-04-08 09:51  

#4  Bingo, Procopius.

If we didn't already.
Posted by: Angusock Chuting6110   2017-04-08 09:45  

#3  ..but we now know where your alternate sites are.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-04-08 08:44  

#2  "Missed us!"
Posted by: Frank G   2017-04-08 05:59  

#1  Thanks, Vlad!
Posted by: Raj   2017-04-08 01:43  

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