Germany joins Syria's bid for lasting peace

Germany will join France in a new international effort to achieve a permanent ceasefire in Syria, said German Foreign Affairs Minister Heiko Maas.

“Germania, France, the United Kingdom and the United States will meet tomorrow in London to discuss the next steps following today's attack on Syria”, Maas said.

France's Defence Minister Florence Parly has said the Syrian regime's capacities for producing chemical weapons have weakened considerably following today's attacks.

“Mission was successful. The targets were carefully selected and there was no incident between our forces and other forces operating in those” sections, Parly said at the media conference.

And the French Army chief, Francois Lecontre, has added that Syria's land-air defence system was active, but its effectiveness was completely liquid.
Russian assets in Siir “were not active”.

US President Donald Trump has held Syrian dictator Bashar Al Assad responsible for the chemical attack on defenseless civilians, saying the war will lead to its end.

Meanwhile, Defence Secretary Rex Tillerson said Russia is also responsible for having been able to stop the chemical attack on civilians.

The Pentagon has also announced that it has announced Russia in advance of the attack it will take on Syria.