Damasco, 'stop a occupazione Usa del territorio siriano'

epa06133132 A handout photo made available by the US Air Force on 09 August 2017 shows a US Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, USA preparing to take off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for a 10-hour mission, flying in the vicinity of Kyushu, Japan, the East China Sea, and the Korean peninsula, 08 August 2017. These flights demonstrate solidarity between Japan, South Korea and the US to defend against provocative and destabilizing actions in the Pacific theater. According to North Korean state media on 09 August 2017, the North is considering a potential preemptive strike with medium-to-long-range strategic ballistic missiles on the US Pacific territory of Guam, where US tactical bombers are based. The threat follows US President Donald J. Trump's warning to Pyongyang that any threat to the USA 'will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.' The exchanges marked rising tensions between the two countries. EPA/US AIR FORCE/TECH. SGT. RICHARD EBENSBERGER HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES