There are several indications and signposts that an attack on Syria by the US, UK and France will be overnight Thursday, Syrian local time.
The first signpost is that Teresa May is holding an emergency Cabinet meeting on Thursday morning, London time. This will very likely decide to join in the Franco-American action, without pesky Parliamentary approval.
The Prime Minister will convene a special "war cabinet" on Thursday as the UK prepares to join tripartite military action against the Syrian regime, following its apparent use of chemical weapons.
The Cabinet is expected to be asked to approve a form of British participation in action led by France and the US, aimed at Syrian President Bashar al Assad's chemical weapons infrastructure.
The second is rather more interesting bearing in mind the interview with the Russian ambassador to Lebanon. Kuwait Airlines has announced it is suspending flights to Lebanon (over which any US/UK/French aircraft, manned or unmanned, would have to fly — assuming that the use of NATO facilities in Turkey would be avoided).
Kuwait Airways has stops flights to Beirut as of April 12 citing security reasons, that airlines said in a statement.
The airline said the decision was made after serious security warning from Cyprus authorities about flying close to Lebanese airspace.
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Overnight Syrian time Thursday would also avoid the problem of an attack during the Muslim holy day, that runs from sunrise on Friday. This would also mean that fewer Syrians would be endangered as many will have gone home for the weekend.
Obviously this is speculation but the pieces do seem to be coming together.
Thursday, Apr 12, 2018 · 12:09:07 AM +00:00
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Lib Dem FoP
I should explain that the warning from Cyprus about Lebanese air space looks like rather more than speculation on the part of the Cypriots. The UK retains two “overseas territories” on the island which are two “Sovereign Base Areas” at Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The former is a major RAF base and both form a very useful intelligence source.
It is quite likely that the Cypriot government would have been warned that there could be more movements at the airfield, to avoid civilian traffic being disrupted unexpectedly.