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Britanci i Francuzi tvrde da su zračni udari na Siriju bili dosta uspješni
Britanci također tvrde da Zapad nije u hladnom ratu s Rusijom
Zračni udari na Siriju u subotu imali su znatni učinak na ono što vlasti Bašara al Asada mogu učiniti u budućnosti, kazao je britanski ministar obrane Gavin Williamson, a britanski i francuski vojni izvori objavili su da su u napadima sudjelovali zrakoplovi Tornado, Mirage i Rafale.
Upitan je li Zapad sad u novom hladnom ratu s Rusijom Williamson je kazao da su odnosi s Rusijom na niskim granama no želi da Kremlj iskoristi svoj utjecaj na Asada kako bi se završio rat u Siriji.
Cilj je bio razaranje zaliha kemijskog oružja
Britansko ministarstvo obrane objavilo je kako su u operaciji sudjelovala četiri zrakoplova Tornado iz baze na Cipru i ciljeve su gađali raketama Storm Shadow. Planiranje je uključivalo vrlo pažljivu znanstvenu analizu kako bi se maksimalno razorile zalihe kemijskog oružja uz minimalni rizik za okoliš.
Prvi pokazatelji govore da su precizno oružje i temeljito planiranje “rezultirali uspješnim napadom”, navelo je britansko ministarstvo obrane. Izvori u uredu francuskog predsjednika kazali su da su francuske snage u napadu sudjelovale zrakoplovima Mirage i Rafale fighter uz četiri fregate.