5:30 this morning, things were not normal. this was not this was not initially a symbolic strike in an airfield in the middle of nowhere. this was a strike within and around damascus for the first time since the start of the syria crisis. now, we ve also heard intense reports of strikes around homs. the homs strike has been confirmed. so we re getting reports now of more strikes around syria which have happened but have taken longer to confirm due to the fact they re quite far away from damascus. there are russian jets in the sky around damascus and around homs, and this is the main reason the main reason for this is potentially warding off more u.s.-led strikes or acting as a deterrent for any future impending attacks today. and i ve heard those for the last hour here in damascus. all right. danny makki, a syrian journalist speaking to us from damascus, thank you very much. fascinating update.