BREAKING: Several dead in US strike on Syria base

The US military strike on a Syrian airbase has caused several deaths, said the governor of Homs province where the Shayrat base is located .

“ There are martyrs, but we don’ t yet know the number either of martyrs or of wounded ,” Talal Barazi told AFP by telephone .

He said parts of the base were on fire and some of the wounded were suffering from burns.

“ It will take some time to determine the extent of the damages ,” he said.

“ Of course we condemn this , all action targeting Syrian military bases is condemnable,” Barazi said.

He said the forces present at the base “ provide important support” in the battle against the Islamic State group in the Palmyra region , home to a famed desert city that Syrian troops recaptured from jihadists last month.







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