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Mackey. can you describe for us what it was like to be in damascus last night? >> yesterday morning around 4:30, there was a number of u.s.-led attacks near damascus in different segments and parts of the city. and i essentially awoke to what was about 12 different strikes consecutively one after the other. so it was pretty terrifying initially. after the situation cleared initially, you had syrian air defenses began to launch s-200 missiles in an attempt to down some of the rockets which were coming through, but to no avail. the attack continued for about 50 continuous minutes with temporary ...
Military casualties. what ooh have been hearing over three, four days, that air base, in particular has seen an emptying of, sophisticated technology, such as war planes, and, some missiles to other securer locations. or to russian bases. i doubt the damage is too significant. now in the third base. which is a huge section on its own, in western damascus. it is not really near any civilian areas. this was in fact, the first location, the israelis targeted in 2014 if you remember. so, it was, clearly an area very sensitive and significant military importance. now that area in particular has bee...
Somebody in syria who we believe is an eyewitness to what's been happening thus far since these strikes have happened. what can you tell us we've been able to learn this evening? >> i'm talking to somebody in western damascus. they're confirming three sites in and around damascus have been hit. the united states military looks as though they're targeting command and control facilities and specifically chemical weapons facilities. the first location is the meza air base in the southern part of damascus. very large air base. dozens of hangars there, that would be a command and control facility. ...
The second strike is quite a large base and quite cordened off. but from what i'ver been reporting and hearing is that the air base in particular has seen sophisticated technology as far as war planes and some missiles to other securer locations or russian bases. now in the third base, which is a huge section on its own in western damascus. it's not really near any civilian areas. it's the first location they targeted if you can remember. very sensitive and significant military importance. according to what i've been hearing, because of the