{"id":176479,"date":"2018-09-18T05:14:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T05:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=176479"},"modified":"2018-09-22T04:32:38","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T04:32:38","slug":"nato-warships-moving-closer-to-syria-shores-amid-looming-us-airstrikes-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=176479","title":{"rendered":"NATO warships moving closer to Syria shores amid looming US airstrikes: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press TV — Sept 18, 2018<\/h1>\n
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The United States Navy launched 59 cruise missiles at Khan Sheikhoun, Syria. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is reportedly beefing up its naval presence in the eastern sector of the Mediterranean Sea amid indications that the United States and its allies would use a staged chemical attack in Syria\u2019s northwestern\u00a0province of Idlib to launch airstrikes on government forces.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s Sputnik news agency, citing Western websites monitoring naval activity in\u00a0the region, reported that military vessels from the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2\u00a0(SNMG2)\u00a0are inching closer to\u00a0the Syrian coast.<\/span><\/p>\n

The report added that the flotilla just off Syrian shores includes Dutch HNLMS\u00a0De Ruyter frigate, Canadian Halifax-class\u00a0HMCS\u00a0Ville de Qu\u00e9bec\u00a0frigate as well as Greek frigate\u00a0Elli.<\/span><\/p>\n

Informed sources, seeking anonymity, also said Los Angeles-class submarine USS Newport News\u00a0has cruised into the Mediterranean Sea to\u00a0join a US naval task force there.<\/span><\/p>\n

The submarine is said to be armed with long-range and subsonic Tomahawk cruise missiles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei\u00a0Ryabkov has censured the US threats to use military force against Syria as part of Washington\u2019s blackmail policy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike the United States, Britain and their allies, Russia provides particular facts on a daily basis through its Defense Ministry, the Foreign Ministry as well missions in New York, The Hague and Geneva. We particularly name geographical points, where preparations are underway for certain terrorist groups backed by the US and its allies to carry out provocations,\u201d Ryabkov said on September 11.<\/span><\/p>\n

The top Russian official noted, \u201cOur military has been assessing the military situation on a round-the-clock basis, without any breaks. Constant information exchange is going on with our colleagues in Turkey and Damascus. We have also established secure channels with the US military in order to prevent the repetition of such incidents. We cannot let Idlib remain a terrorist stronghold.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lebanon-based Arabic-language\u00a0al-Mayadeen television news network reported on August 30 that terrorists had kidnapped 20 children over the past few weeks in a bid to use them in the expected chemical farce.<\/span><\/p>\n

The sources noted that the attack would be carried out in Jisr al-Shughur, emphasizing that toxic materials have recently been transferred to the designated site through the al-Hassaniyah border crossing, which links the city to Turkey.<\/span><\/p>\n

The crossing is controlled by the Western-backed White Helmets aid group, which has\u00a0been repeatedly accused\u00a0of cooperating with Takfiri terrorists and staging false flag gas attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

The US has warned it would respond to a chemical weapons attack by Syrian government forces with retaliatory strikes, stressing that the attacks would be stronger than those conducted by American, British and French forces back in April.<\/span><\/p>\n

On April 14, the US, Britain and France carried out a string of airstrikes against Syria over a suspected chemical weapons attack against the city of Douma, located about 10 kilometers northeast of the capital Damascus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Washington and its allies blamed Damascus for the Douma attack, an allegation rejected by the Syrian government.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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