Russia detects signs that the US is preparing airstrikes against Syria.
A Russian general believes that the deployment of guided missile destroyers by the US to the Mediterranean and Red Seas is a sign that the country is about to launch airstrikes on Syria.
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A US destroyer launched missiles into Syria in April 2017. Photo: US Navy |
"We noticed the signs"Preparations are underway for a potential air strike. Cruise missile destroyers belonging to the carrier strike group have been deployed in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea."TassOn March 17, a statement was quoted from Lieutenant General Sergey Rudskoy, Head of the Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.
General Rudskoy suggested this was a sign that the US might be about to launch a missile strike against Syria. He also accused the US of training rebels to stage chemical attacks in Syria to create a pretext for attacking the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
According to Rudskoy, the vandalism groups have been carrying out acts of sabotage since the beginning of March.They were deployed to the de-escalation zone in the southern city of Deraa, where rebel groups belonging to the Free Syrian Army (FSA) are stationed.
Earlier, on March 12, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned that Washington was ready to act to end chemical attacks and "inhuman suffering." The following day, Russia declared that any attack by the US-led coalition on Syrian forces would lead to retaliation and "very serious" consequences.
In April 2017, US President Donald Trump ordered the launch of 59 Tomahawk missiles from warships in the Mediterranean Sea at a Syrian air base in retaliation for what Washington considered a "chemical attack on civilians" in Idlib.
