Contents tagged with Shayrat airbase
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Massive explosion rocks Syrian Shayrat airbase
A massive explosion rocked Syrian Shayrat airbase in the Homs province. According to the Syrian News Agency SANA, the cause of the incident was “a technical fault”.
According to Syrian sources, about 30 Syrian soldiers, including army officers, were killed.
However, other sources report that "the explosion occurred due to an error while handling outdated weapons".
The Syrian media stress that the incident is not a terrorist attack.
The Shayrat airport is a strategically important base for …
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Syrian media claims another missile strike has been averted
The Syrian anti-missile defense forces deflected a missile attack aimed at the Shayrat military base in the Homs province, the Syrian state media reported on Tuesday, April 17. The missiles were reportedly shot down by the Syrian anti-missile defense systems. The reports did not specify the number of missiles shot down, or who could have fired them.
Later the Lebanese media reported another interception, citing Hezbollah. The Dumayr airbase on the outskirts of Damascus was the target of the …
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Media: Russian military personnel were at Syrian airbase at the time of US missile strikes
Russian servicemen were at the Shayrat airbase when American missiles hit it, as reported by Russian RBC news agency citing an unnamed officer from the Syrian Army.
“There is not information about the casualties or wounded among the Russians, “ the officer said.
According to him, Russian military are still present at the air base.
The Syrian officer also indicated that the Syrian military command received the information about the forthcoming missile strikes of the US and managed to remove …
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Kremlin refuses to comment on why Russian S-300 air defense systems didn't intercept American missiles
At a press briefing, Press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov didn’t answer a question whether Russia purposely didn’t intercept the American missiles that blasted the Syrian Shayrat airbase.
The Kremlin’s representative also said that Russia believes that it is premature to put blames on anyone for the chemical attack before conducting an investigation.
“We need to look for the answers to these questions together, but to make premature conclusions, immediately blaming someone, …