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Covert strikes on Assad back on US table to prevent ‘fall of Aleppo’ – report

Top Washington officials are set to discuss striking positions of the Syrian military without a UN Security Council resolution. Bombing air force runways with missiles fired from coalition planes and ships is being considered, according to a report. “One proposed way to get around the White House’s objection to striking the Assad regime without a UN Security Council resolution would be to carry out the strikes covertly and without public acknowledgment,” one administration official who is to take part in the discussions told the Washington Post. A meeting of the Obama administration’s Principals Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, the newspaper… View Article