And here we go.
US has launched more than 50 tomahawk missles at airfield near Homs. Russians were warned before hand #syria
— Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanM) April 7, 2017
Special report(s) now: Brian Williams on #MSNBC, Lester Holt on #NBC. Large volley of missiles launched from Med onto airfield near #Homs.
— Cal Perry (@calmsnbc) April 7, 2017
BREAKING: US launches military air strikes in Syria.
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) April 7, 2017
This was the kind of attack that Krauthammer was advocating just a few hours ago on Fox News…
We’ll update with more info when it’s available.
UPDATE:
US HIT AIRCRAFT & INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING RUNWAY. NO WORD ON CASUALTIES YET BUT NO PEOPLE WERE TARGETED. NO RUSSIAN ASSETS TARGETED #syria
— Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanM) April 7, 2017
The US has fired about 50 tomahawk missiles into Syria, per CNN’s @barbarastarrcnn https://t.co/r3wZywkbF5 https://t.co/1IUs4l21Gx
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) April 7, 2017
Pentagon official tells CNN the strikes targeted runway, aircraft and fuel points; missiles launched from warships in E Mediterranean.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 7, 2017
US strike was against Shayrat airbase, which may be where Syrian warplanes that dropped chemical bombs flew from, defense official tells CNN
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 7, 2017
#BREAKING NEWS: US launches missiles into Syria in response to chemical weapons attack. https://t.co/MHSpF1Y04O pic.twitter.com/4Ofmwlal7v
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 7, 2017
UPDATE:
Here’s video of the tomahawk missiles being launched:
U.S. military releases video of Tomahawk missile launched by Navy warships in the Mediterranean. https://t.co/xRIlhzCSuN pic.twitter.com/bBcy5xEGNL
— ABC News (@ABC) April 7, 2017