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发帖数: 8922 | 1 Pentagon Spokesman Captain Jeff Davis issued a statement in which he
confirmed that US officials warned Russian counterparts ahead of the strikes
over a "deconfliction line".
Here's an excerpt from his statement, and
The strike was conducted using Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs)
launched from the destroyers USS Porter and USS Ross in the Eastern
Mediterranean Sea. A total of 59 TLAMs targeted aircraft, hardened aircraft
shelters, petroleum and logistical storage, ammunition supply bunkers, air
defense systems, and radars. As always, the U.S. took extraordinary measures
to avoid civilian casualties and to comply with the Law of Armed Conflict.
Every precaution was taken to execute this strike with minimal risk to
personnel at the airfield.
The strike was a proportional response to Assad's heinous act. Shayrat
Airfield was used to store chemical weapons and Syrian air forces. The U.S.
intelligence community assesses that aircraft from Shayrat conducted the
chemical weapons attack on April 4. The strike was intended to deter the
regime from using chemical weapons again.
Russian forces were notified in advance of the strike using the established
deconfliction line. U.S. military planners took precautions to minimize risk
to Russian or Syrian personnel located at the airfield.
We are assessing the results of the strike. Initial indications are that
this strike has severely damaged or destroyed Syrian aircraft and support
infrastructure and equipment at Shayrat Airfield, reducing the Syrian
Government's ability to deliver chemical weapons. The use of chemical
weapons against innocent people will not be tolerated. | f******t
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