https://sputnikglobe.com/20180411/uk-cyprus-military-action-syria-1063462540.html
British Warjets on Cyprus Ready for Military Action in Syria – Reports
British Warjets on Cyprus Ready for Military Action in Syria – Reports
Sputnik International
UK’s Royal Air Force jets on Cyprus are ready to swoop into action if the cabinet authorizes airstrikes on Syria, sources told The Times newspaper. 11.04.2018, Sputnik International
2018-04-11T23:36+0000
2018-04-11T23:36+0000
2022-08-06T13:43+0000
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/106344/21/1063442113_0:270:5184:3186_1920x0_80_0_0_982a7c47c913123ebb6e1b93f907c010.jpg
united kingdom (uk)
cyprus
syria
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2018
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
middle east, newsfeed, united kingdom (uk), cyprus, syria, raf akrotiri airbase, tensions mount as douma provocation triggers syria strike threat
middle east, newsfeed, united kingdom (uk), cyprus, syria, raf akrotiri airbase, tensions mount as douma provocation triggers syria strike threat
British Warjets on Cyprus Ready for Military Action in Syria – Reports
23:36 GMT 11.04.2018 (Updated: 13:43 GMT 06.08.2022) UK’s Royal Air Force jets on Cyprus are ready to swoop into action if the cabinet authorizes airstrikes on Syria, sources told The Times newspaper.
British fighter jets have been operating from the RAF Akrotiri airbase in the Eastern Mediterranean, from where they have been attacking the Daesh terror group.
"We have planes on the tarmac in Akrotiri. We are ready," a Whitehall source told The Times newspaper.
This comes in response to last Saturday’s alleged chemical attack on the city of Douma in the Eastern Ghouta region near Damascus. Syrian authorities have denied any wrongdoing after destroying its stockpile of chemical weapons.
US President Donald Trump threatened Syria with a missile strike.
A UK Prime Minister’s Office spokesperson told Sputnik that Theresa May would hold a cabinet meeting on Thursday to discuss the form of UK’s participation in the possible US-led operation.
