US bombard Syrian base

syria - UPDATE 4:15 pm The United States say they have carried out a missile attack on a Syrian air base.

From the warships USS Ross and USS Porter fired a volley of Tomahawk missiles. Both vessels are in the Mediterranean.

The attack was a reprisal of the poison gas attack on the Syrian site Khan Sheikhoun on Tuesday that dozens of civilians living cost, army officials have confirmed.

The rockets were fired from US Navy ships in the Mediterranean and were aimed at the 'Shayrat basis. 'This base is considerably north of the Syrian capital Damascus, near Homs. The military operation is complete, the military announced. The rockets were aimed at the runway, the aircraft stationed and fuel to the base. Whether thereby also casualties is not yet known. The Syrian state speaks of 'losses'.\n  \n   \n    \n    \n   \n   \n   \n      \n   \n     The USS Ross fires a Tomahawk off the Syrian Shayrat basis.\n    \n   \n     Photo: REUTERS

It would be 59 missiles. President Trump has stated that the attack was carried out because the security of the United States is at stake, reports AP. The attack, according to Trump focused on the base from which the poison gas attack allegedly committed last Tuesday. 'I call on all civilized nations to continue our search for a way to stop the bloodshed in Syria', as the president said in a statement.

'Years of previous attempts to change Assad's behavior have all failed. Meanwhile, the refugee crisis worsens and destabilizes the entire region. This creates a danger for the US and its allies. '

The order of Trump to open the attack was given before he reclined at dinner with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping, which for a state visit in the United States. Trump jabbed a fork with the Chinese leader on his own golf resort Mar-a-Lago (Florida), while the Tomahawks were aimed at the air base.

The Syrian state is the 'act of American aggression 'condemned, but according to the US there is no doubt that the Syrian ruler responsible for the poison gas attack.

An official has declared the US a number of countries warned in advance that the attack would take place. Among those countries are also Russia, reports CNN, which reported earlier that the Russians were left in limbo.

The attack comes at a time when the United Nations Security Council is still struggling with a resolution, in which the deadly poison gas attack condemned the Syrian site Khan Sheikhoun.

The West holds the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad responsible for the attack. The Syrian government denies any responsibility.

The US, Britain and France submitted a draft resolution condemning the attack and increases pressure on Syria to cooperate with an international research team. Russia has called the draft resolution 'unacceptable' and has presented its own concept. The ten elected members of the UN Security Council were to arrive Thursday with a third draft resolution in an attempt at consensus.