CENTCOM Spox (6:32 AM EST, April 10, 2017)
https://twitter.com/CENTCOM
1. "It was not our intention to make the #Syria Shayrat Airfield inoperable".
2. "We targeted fuel reserves, aircraft, and did not target chemical weapons storages".
3. "It was our intention to degrade Syrian's capability to perform chemical attacks".
Ayid Qabr village south of Tabqa liberated by SDF
Source: https://anfenglish.com/news/ayid-qab...d-by-sdf-19425
Quote:
The village of Ayid Qabr 3 km south of Tabqa city has been liberated from ISIS by YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) who have besieged Tabqa from four sides in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates.
SDF fighters have started mop-up operations in the village after clearing it of ISIS gangs.
This would also include the Taqba Airbase that was the scene of earlier Daesh-Assad fighting years ago.
It will be interesting to see if the "Syrian Democratic Forces" engage in any ethnic cleansing here.
Raqqa is increasingly turning into a salient and possibly a cauldron if the SDF can relieve Deir-ez-Zor and close the gap.