US readies possible missile strike against Syria - report
● A defense official, cited by Reuters, said on Friday the US Navy was expanding its Mediterranean presence with a fourth cruise-missile ship, the USS Mahan. Though the source stressed to Reuters the Navy did not have orders to prepare for military operations against Syria. ● The ship was due to head back to the United States, but the commander of the US Sixth Fleet decided to maintain the ship in the region. All four ships are capable of launching long-range, subsonic cruise missiles to reach land targets. ● President Barack Obama is "under renewed pressure" [from Israel] to take action following the emergence of footage of what appears to be the aftermath of a toxic agent attack in a Damascus suburb on Wednesday.
CBS News: U.S. preps for possible cruise missile attack on Syrian gov't forces
PressTV: Hagel: US positioning forces for possible military action on Syria