(VOVWORLD) - Zaman Al Wasl website has reported that Syrian regime forces are on alert amid fears of an imminent US strike, resulting in an immediate deploying for its advanced air defenses around the capital and near the Republican Palace.
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US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened a military air strike against the administration of President Bashar al-Assad, declaring that Russia or any other country found to have responsibility in the suspected chemical weapon attack in Douma town, eastern Ghouta, last Saturday, would have to pay the price.
Russia has warned that military activities in Syria will lead to serious consequences and confirmed that information of the chemical attack in Douma was a fraud. At least 80 people were killed in the alleged chemical attack.