Summary:
- Around 9pm ET on Friday, April 13, the US, UK and France launched attack on Syrian regime targets
- Strikes targeted regime bases and chemical weapon production facilities in Damascus and Homs
- The Strikes consisted of 3 waves of attacks and are now complete
- Russia was not pre-notified about tonight's "kinetic activity"
- Double the number of weapons was used compared to last year's Syria strike, when 59 Tomahawk missiles were launched.
- Regime and Russia condemn what they call a 'flagrant violation', but have not retaliated so far.
Update 7: Russia responds. Here is the full statement posted by Russia's ambassador to the US, Anataoly Antonov:
The worst apprehensions have come true. Our warnings have been left unheard.A pre-designed scenario is being implemented. Again, we are being threatened. We warned that such actions will not be left without consequences.All responsibility for them rests with Washington, London and Paris.Insulting the President of Russia is unacceptable and inadmissible.The U.S. – the possessor of the biggest arsenal of chemical weapons – has no moral right to blame other countries.
Update 6: The White House has released the list of US demands from Assad regime
- Dismantle the chemical weapons program
- Declare the weapons
- Destroy the stockpile
- Allow OPCW fact-finding mission
- Comply with the de-escalation zone
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