Breaking News - Assassination attempt in Damascus

EET: 13:28 Damascus -

Evidence has just surfaced of a possible assassination attempt on Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus. He was last seen entering one of several vehicles just prior to an explosion occurring near by. Eyewitnesses saw several survivors fleeing the scene, Assad was not among them. More information to come.

STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT BASHAR AL ASSAD

May 19, 11:40 AM

Statement by President Bashar Al-Assad of Syria:

In light of this recent international infringement on Syrian sovereignty, I have decided that Syria has the right to defend itself against this joint display badgering and terrorism. This is why my brother, Maher al Assad, head of the Syrian military, decided that we should shoot down the NATO airplanes that are seeking to invade Syria and become another Zionist Western occupying force.

We will fight for our country until the very end.

Syrian Military Shot Down United Kingdom NATO Plane

BREAKING NEWS May 19 11:28 AM

LONDON - Just a couple hours after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s enforcement of a No Fly Zone in Syria, the Syrian Military has shot down a United Kingdom NATO Eurofighter Typhoon. The number of casualties and damage caused have not yet been disclosed.

NATO recently reached consensus to mobilize the NATO Air Force Armaments Groups (NAFAG), including but not limited to the Aerospace Capability Group 2 (Effective Engagement), Group 3 (Survivability), Group 5 (Global Mobility) and so on. The no-fly zone is supposed to take preventive action against the regime in attacking civilians or rebels. The joint forces are also mobilized in order to escalation on the use and mobilization of chemical weapons in the region.