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| Nine planes ‘destroyed’ by US strike on Syria base |
| 2017-04-08 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Nine planes as well as munition and fuel depots were destroyed in the US strike on Syria’s Shayrat airbase early Friday but the runway was intact, the Russian state channel Rossiya24 reported from the scene. "According to preliminary information, nine Syrian airplanes were destroyed," its correspondent said in a report from the base, broadcast hours after the strike at 0040 GMT Friday. Stores with ammunition and fuel were also targeted, he said, adding that a fire and some kabooms were ongoing. "But not all equipment has been destroyed, there is some that was not impacted by the strike," the correspondent said. "The landing strip... is practically not impacted," he added. Footage showed the runway intact but covered in debris, as well as two planes sitting in concrete hangars. The aircraft were apparently not heavily damaged while some other hangars were charred and surrounded by rubble. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 US cruise missile strikes target Syria's Su-22 fleet The US Department of Defense lists targets for the 7 April strike as having included "aircraft, hardened aircraft shelters, petroleum and logistical storage, ammunition supply bunkers, air defence systems and radars". Israeli sources indicate that 14 of the Syrian air force's approximately 40-strong fleet of Su-22s were destroyed in the attack, with additional assets including helicopters also having been struck. Significant damage was caused to the air base's two main runways, they add. |
| Posted by: Marilyn Snath8125 2017-04-08 19:56 |
| #3 Initial reports indicated there were many more planes damages. I suspect the nine were the ones they couldn't clean up before sunrise. |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2017-04-08 08:04 |
| #2 Cake, eat it. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-04-08 05:56 |
| #1 Groovy. Destroy "Syrian" army and be responsible for the massacre of 4 million Alawis & Christians by Sunnis - "but we didn't me to!". |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-04-08 02:56 |