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Good day. Im Andrea Mitchel in washington. Where president obama and his National Security team are now in crisis mode. Tracking developments in iraq after the u. S. Launched its first air strikes this morning against isis. What we are apparently warning shots against an isis artillery piece outside erbil. It could be the first stage in a wider air operation. Joining me with the latest, nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. Mik, this was not a big strike today but it was sending a signal to isis. Absolutely. And clearly its being described here pretty much as a target of opportunity. U. S. War planes were in the air along with drones keeping an eye on those isis forces. Poised just outside of erbil. You know, which is a key strategic city for the kurdistan area there in the north. When suddenly apparently the isis fighters started lobbing shells in the ge ....
Tonight i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. Using a deadly nerve agent, assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women, and children. It was a slow and brutal death for so many. Even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack. No child of god should ever suffer such horror. The Syrian Government, however, claims charges they were responsible for the chemical attack were fabricated, while the u. S. Official confirms the russians who backed Bashar Al Assad ahead were warn to have had missile launch. More than 200 members of congress, including the beginning of eight that includes both democratic and Republican Leaders of the house and senate were briefed prior to the strikes. However, new reaction this morning from mo ....
On syria tonight. U. S. Warships launched between 50 and 60 tomahawk missiles targeting a Syrian Air Base where the Chemical Attacks were based. The president was very affected by the images of the children in the chemical attack and was compelled to act. First i want to get to my colleague barbara star. The pentagon has launched a strike in syria. Give us the latest. Reporter it was about 59 tomahawk cruise missiles flying from two warships. We have video of them being launched off the decks of the warships, going to designated targets at an airfield in syria. These are very precise missiles, guided to the target by satellite so they were going exactly where they were aimed at. This was a limited strike with a very specific message that the u. S. , the Trump Administration would take military action showing it ....
Weapons on city of idlib. Autopsies supervised by World Health Organization conducted on three victims showed sarin gas was most likely used. The target of last nights strike is the same location where prior to 2013 the assad regime stored its chemical weapons stockpile. Tonight i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. It is in this Vital National security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. There can be no dispute that syria used banned chemical weapons, violated its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and ignored the urging of the u. N. Security council. Now, the pentagon says the strikes were intended ....