The Syrian military has reportedly started moving aircraft into the same airfield that the US attacked with 59 Tomahawk missiles in April.
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Syrian jets are deploying back to the same airfield the US struck with Tomahawk missiles
"The regime now knows what the boundaries are."
USS Ross (DDG 71) fires a tomahawk land attack missile April 7, 2017.
Syrian forces began redistributing Su-22 and MiG-23 jets into Shayrat airfield and other parts of the country within the past week, according to two US defense officials cited in a BuzzFeed News report. The attack was estimated to have destroyed around 20% of the Syrian military's operational aircraft.
The cruise missile strike was prompted after reports surfaced of a chemical attack in the rebel-held Syrian town of Khan
US defense officials assert that the aircraft transfer from the Syrian regime was to be expected since the strikes were not intended to completely shut down Syria's air assets, but instead, deny their use of chemical weapons.
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