After US, France says 'highly likely' evidence will be removed from Syria attack site

A defiant French president said today that the Syria strikes were conducted "within a legitimate, multilateral framework", asserting that it was for the "honour of the international community".

"Those that are shocked by images of women, of children who have been attacked by chlorine, we need to stand up to defend our rights. What are we going to say, our rights and principles just for us? No, that simply isn't acceptable," Macron said.

"Three countries have intervened, and let me be quite frank, quite honest -- this is for the honour of the international community," Macron added.

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After the US said on Monday that the Syria attack site may be tampered with by Russians, France expressedsimilar fears saying it was "highly likely evidence may be removed from Syria attack site."

US, France and Britain had conducted missile strikes on Assad's Syria on Saturday targetting at least three research centres believed to be chemical weapons sites raining missiles over the area with reports suggesting at least 105 missiles were fired by US-led forces.

President Trump later said "Mission Accomplished" as the US forces released satellite images of the site, however, there has been no independent confirmation of the sites being hit with Syria and Russia unwilling to share more information.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said: "I can guarantee that Russia has not tampered with the site."

OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) has been waiting to get the green signal to examine the sites, but the Syrian government has so far not given permission to the nine-member OPCW team.