After the United States, France, and the United Kingdom launched a total of 103 missiles against Syrian targets overnight on Saturday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the attack increases Damascus’ resolve to continue “fighting and crushing terrorism in every inch of the nation.”<\/p>\n
The Russian Defense Ministry has commented on a joint US, British and French missile strike on Syria, which took place on the day, when the OPCW experts are set to start a probe into allegations of a chemical attack in Douma, a claim denounced by Damascus as a provocation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Russian Defense Ministry stated that most missiles launched by\u00a0the Western states on\u00a0Syria had been downed by\u00a0the Arab Republic’s air defenses while approaching their targets.<\/p>\n
“The Syrian air defense system has been conducting an anti-air fight,” the ministry added.<\/p>\n
According to\u00a0the Russian Defense Ministry, Syria repelled the Western attack with\u00a0air defense systems made in\u00a0the USSR over\u00a030 years ago.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/world\/201804141063542460-russia-air-defenses-syria-us-missile-strike\/<\/a><\/p>\n On Friday, US President Donald Trump ordered to “launch precision strikes on Syria” in response to the alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, described by Moscow and Damascus as a false flag. The attack was joined by British and French air forces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n More than\u00a0100 cruise and air-to-surface missiles were launched at “civilian and military facilities” in\u00a0Syria on\u00a0April 14 in\u00a0line with\u00a0US President<\/a>\u00a0Donald Trump’s order.<\/p>\n The US warships Porter, Cook \u0438\u00a0Higgins carried out\u00a0the attack<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0the Red Sea, while the French and UK fighters Mirage and Tornado, respectively, interacted with\u00a0the US bombers B-1 over\u00a0the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\nWhat We Know So Far on Syria Missile Strike Before Probe Into “Chemical Attack”<\/span><\/h2>\n