US Strikes Against Syrian Government Forces 'Lawful Measures' : Trump

US President Donald Trump wrote in a letter to the US Congress on Monday that since the last periodic update report, United States Armed Forces participating in the anti-Daesh campaign in Syria have undertaken "a limited number of strikes against Syrian government and pro-Syrian government forces."


"These strikes were lawful measures to counter immediate threats to United States and partner forces engaged in that campaign,” Trump wrote.

Comprised of more than 70 members, the US-led coalition has conducted airstrikes, ground-based and rocket-propelled artillery fire against Daesh in Syria and Iraq. The strikes in Iraq are conducted in support of the Iraqi government, but those in Syria are not authorized by the UN Security Council and the Syrian government.
 (Sputnik)
 12/12/17
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