Russia and Iran warn Trump against further action against Assad or they would retaliate

Russian and Iranian militaries have cautioned the United States President, Donald Trump that they would hit back with military action if he launched more attacks against Bashir al-Assad in Syria again.

This caution is as result of the airstrikes against Syria forces on Friday, April 7, 2017 in reprisal to the chemical attacks by Assad on his own people.

In an ominous threat, they said the US President had crossed a 'red line' with his surprise missile bombardment on Bashar al-Assad's forces. 'From now on we will respond with force to any breach of red lines and America knows our ability to respond well,' the military chiefs said in a joint statement with militant group Hezbollah.

The Russian Embassy in London suggested on Sunday night there could be 'real war' if Moscow is presented with an ultimatum over Syria. But UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said he intends to lead a push on Monday for Russia to face tough new sanctions unless it withdraws its support for Assad.

Officials in the Trump administration on Sunday demanded Russia stop supporting the Syrian government or face a further deterioration in its relations with the United States.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Moscow later this week for scheduled talks with Russia.

US officials said Russia, in propping up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, bears at least partial responsibility for Wednesday’s poison gas attack on villagers in Idlib province.

“I hope Russia is thinking carefully about its continued alliance with Bashar al-Assad, because every time one of these horrific attacks occurs, it draws Russia closer into some level of responsibility,” Tillerson said on ABC’s last week.

Although officials acknowledged that they have seen no evidence directly linking Russia to the attacks, the top national security adviser, Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, said Russia should be pressed to answer what it knew ahead of the chemical attack since it has placed warplanes and air defense systems with associated troops in Syria since 2015.

“I think what we should do is ask Russia, how could it be, if you have advisers at that airfield, that you didn’t know that the Syrian air force was preparing and executing a mass murder attack with chemical weapons,” McMaster said on Fox News.

Despite the looming threat of war following the decision to launch airstrikes, Trump made his way on to his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday to relax. This will be his 16th visit to one of his own courses since he became president on January 20, 2017.

Source: Daily Mail

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Xenophobia: Nigeria Government condemns repeated attack and killing of a Nigerian in South Africa.

Recall that On Friday, April 7, Tellforceblog reported a xenophobia attack on a Nigerian auto mechanic, Rasak Alao, who resides in South Africa. He eventually lost his life following the attack, which also includes some other Nigerians in the Polokwane in Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Also read: Xenophobia Attack Again: Two Nigerians killed by South African mob

It was reported that some South Africans allegedlly believe he was into drug trafficking, thus attacked him and other five Nigerians.

He lost his life and his car burnt in the process.

Federal government of Nigeria has released a statement, condemning the act and the repeated attacks on immigrants especially its citizens, Nigerians, living in the country.

Also read: Xenophobia Attack Again: Two Nigerians killed by South African mob

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UPDATE (Video): US strikes Syria Airbase with 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles

*US launched Fifty-nine Tomahawk cruise missiles at Syria base.

*The strike came following suspected chemical attack in Idlib province and after Pentagon stated that Syria had violated its obligations under the chemical weapons agreement

*Not less than 86 people, including 27 children, were reportedly killed after the suspected poison gas attack on its citizens in town of Khan Sheikhoun area of Idlib province

In revenge for a chemical weapons attack that slew some civilians, the United States has pounce on the Syria government with almost five dozens of cruise missile strikes at a government-controlled airbase.

Al-Jazeera reported that the Pentagon noted that 59 Tomahawk missiles hit at Shayrat airfield in Homs province at about 3:45am on Friday morning, April, 7, 2017, from where it was believed that the Syrian jets that released the chemicals on a town control by the rebel, in Idlib province had taken off.

The Syrian state TV also described a US missile attack on a number of military targets, as an ‘act of aggression.’

An official said the strikes was launched from two warships in the Mediterranean Sea, targeting the base's airstrips, control tower, hangars and ammunition areas.

It was the first direct military action the US has taken against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces in the six-year war.

Meanwhile, the Syria's opposition National Coalition has welcomed the US strike, said it will end an age of "impunity" and this should be just the start.

The US military said early signs were that the missiles had severely destroyed Syrian jets and support infrastructure and equipment at the airstrip.

It was gathered that not less than 86 persons, including 27 children, were murdered after a suspected poison gas attack on the town of Khan Sheikhoun, in Idlib province on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, according to the report from a UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The attack drew general international condemnation and public uprising, provoking the United Nations to pledge it would probe it as a war crime incident.

The Syrian administration refuted the accusation and claimed unawareness in carrying out the raid. Russia, who is a main military ally of the Assad administration, has accused the opposition, saying a government bombed a building where rebels were manufacturing chemical weapons. However, the rebels deny this claim.

Speaking on the strike, Trump said: "There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons, violated its obligations under the chemical weapons convention and ignored the urging of the UN Security Council."

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FG Alerts Nigerians planned attacks by another group

According the Federal Government, Nigerians need to be on alert now because a terrorist group, Muslim Brotherhood Cell's plan to acquire bomb-making chemicals and high-calibre weapons to attack the citizens, including attacks on banks, arms depots

and prisons.

The group is said to be an affliate of Bioko Haram group.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, issued out a statement on behalf of the Federal Government that, intelligence monitoring report has revealed that the group is making all efforts it can by acquiring chemicals such as Sodium Azide (for producing improvised detonators), Potassium Chlorate (alternative to ammonium nitrate used for producing IEDs) and Aluminium Powder (a fuel source for amplifying explosions) in order to step up its IED-making capability.

The Cell is also making serious plans to acquire sophisticated arms like shoulder fire rockets launchers, according to him.

He said, ‘’One Usman, an IED apprentice, left the cell some time back to join Islamic State in Libya. The new desire to acquire IED precursor chemicals could suggest that Usman or other persons may have returned from Libya and have acquired IED-making skills intended to increase the activities of the group".

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