On Friday, President Donald Trump announced that, in response to the recent chemical weapons attack, a precision strike was being launched against “targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian dictator of Bashar al-Assad.” Not long, after, videos began emerging that appeared to show the missiles hitting various facilities in the country.
CBS News announced in a report, posted on Twitter, that “many of the targets, in particular the air bases in some military installations… had been struck,” but that the locations had been evacuated earlier in the week.
"And we are also hearing reports, many of the targets, in particular the air bases in some of the military installations that had been struck, had indeed been evacuated of personnel earlier in the week," @sethdoane reports from Damascus, Syria https://t.co/bTaJ40jGwj pic.twitter.com/DEbN2aQFjG
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 14, 2018
One social media user also began sharing video, showing the strike as it unfolded.
In one video, emergency sirens can be heard.
Video of sirens going off in #Syria pic.twitter.com/HcfLmQOtKX
— Arturas Kerelis (@arturaskerelis) April 14, 2018
An explosion can be seen in one of the videos.
Breaking: Another explosion in #Syria pic.twitter.com/8T1vfqjEd3
— Arturas Kerelis (@arturaskerelis) April 14, 2018
A third clip shows smoke hanging in the night air and what could be a fire in the distance.
Aftermath video of Damascus #Syria pic.twitter.com/JmU4CfwCUg
— Arturas Kerelis (@arturaskerelis) April 14, 2018
Other social media users also shared videos, including one with the caption: “Video showing the moment tomahawk cruise missiles impacted a research facility in #Syria.”
Video showing the moment tomahawk cruise missiles impacted a research facility in #Syria. pic.twitter.com/MeTNGPQqHj
— Strategic Sentinel (@StratSentinel) April 14, 2018
On Friday evening, Trump addressed the nation, stating that the precision strikes were underway.
Tonight, @POTUS Donald J. Trump addressed the nation to announce a combined operation- with the #UnitedKingdom and #France– of precision strikes against sites associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of the #Assad regime in #Syria. pic.twitter.com/m0H3Pk8Dh1
— Department of State (@StateDept) April 14, 2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May made a similar statement.
Russia released a statement not long after the strikes began, stating that “a pre-designed scenario is being implemented” and that the US, Britain, and France would face “consequences” for the strike.
h/t Daily Wire
Source: The Tribunist
