Syria on Saturday said it has its ‘finger on the trigger’ as it braces for what it considers an imminent Western military strike, as US President Barack Obama plans to address the nation.
“The Syrian Army is fully ready, its finger on the trigger to face any challenge or scenario that they want to carry out," PM Wael al-Halqi said. And a security official, asking not to be named, told that Syria was now “expecting an attack at any moment.” The White House said Obama would speak to the US people at 1715 GMT, but would not announce imminent military action.