The Syrian airfield targeted by United States airstrikes early Friday was “almost completely destroyed,” a human rights group in the country said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the missile attack damaged over a dozen hangars, a fuel depot and an air defense base. About 60 U.S. Tomahawk missiles hit the Shayrat air base, southeast of Homs, a small installation with two runways. Tonight I ordered a targeted military strike...... pic.twitter.com/3nUzrdiGzX — President Trump (@POTUS) April 7, 2017The U.S. missiles hit at 3:45 a.m. local time in Syria. "What good is a strike on Shayart air base alone while we have more than 15 other air bases," he said.

Source: Fox News April 07, 2017 05:38 UTC