Fighter jets have returned to the skies of northern Syria and ground troops in Damascus are on the move again. Much of what remains of the Syrian air force has been moved to Russian bases in the country. The working assumption in Syria is that Trump’s generals would advise him to target Syrian air bases, from where suspected chemical attacks have been launched. The third level of activity is to seek to weaken the entire Assad military infrastructure or even attack Assad's presidential palace, as well as Syrian military headquarters. The Russian air force maintains a presence there, as it does in many other Syrian military facilities.

Source: The Guardian April 12, 2018 11:58 UTC