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Policy Director: American Warships and Time Washington

policy director: American warships launched almost 60 missiles at a military air base in central Syria, killing nine people, according to Brandon Sun. It marked the first time Washington has directly targeted Syrian government forces since the country's civil war began in 2011. The policy director at World Vision Canada said Saturday that his agency is planning for a new wave of people fleeing Syria, out of concern that Thursday's American military intervention could escalate. Related Items Articles Obama aides push back against criticism of inaction on Syria After Syria strike, Trump's emerging doctrine is flexibility6 arrested after protest against Syria action turns violent Activists Civilians among 21 killed in US-led Syria strikes Warplanes strike Syrian town hit by chemical attackUS vows to keep up pressure on Syria after missile strikesUS strike on Syrian air base has limited impact on Assad With that in mind, Martin Fischer said, he and his team have to ask themselves a number of questions in order to adjust their contingency plan. The important thing is to recognize is that if airstrikes happen, it doesn't automatically mean that people just from those areas move, but it instills a sense of fear into people that really, there's going to be more fighting. Where could military action escalate What kind of populations are still in those areas And if there were some sort of military action, how would that transpire into people moving across the border into various countries he said, speaking from Amman, Jordan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.