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Jets launch raids from Syria base hit by US: Report
7 April 2017 19:55 BST
Two warplanes took off from a central Syrian air base Friday hours after it was struck by US missiles and bombed targets nearby, a monitoring group said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the aircraft "took off from inside the Shayrat base, which is partially back in service, and struck targets near Palmyra".
According to the Pentagon, initial indications showed the strike had severely damaged or destroyed Syrian aircraft, infrastructure and equipment at Shayrat.
The Syrian army in a statement said six people were killed at the base and that the attack caused "significant damage".
The SANA state news agency said four children were among nine civilians killed in surrounding villages.