DHAKA: The Pentagon is readying more intense and longer attacks on Syria than originally planned, set to last three days.

The Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday, says The Straits Times.

War planners now aim to unleash a heavy barrage of missile strikes to be followed swiftly by additional attacks on targets that may have been missed or remain standing after the initial launch, the Times cited officials as saying.

Two US officers told the newspaper that the White House has asked for an expanded target list to include ‘many more’ than the initial list of around 50 targets.

The move is part of an effort to obtain additional firepower to damage Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s dispersed forces.

BDST: 1608 HRS, SEPT 08, 2013
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