Assad Army flees airports, military bases following Trump threat

The Syrian pro-government forces have emptied the country's main airport and military bases, due to possible US air strikes”, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports.

President Trump warned Russia of air strikes in Syria, telling it to be prepared, despite Russian threats that any missile would fall by Russian forces.

Trump, has accused Russia of defending Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, calling Assad “livestock that kills its people”.

The strain of Russian-American relations comes after the chemical attacks in Syria, which the US accuses Assad of. /Periscopi/