Over 100 missiles fired on Syria: US, Russia
US Navy strikes on Syria
The majority of missiles fired were intercepted by Syrian government air defence systems, TASS news agency quoted Russia's defence ministry as saying.
More than 100 missiles were fired from ships and manned aircraft during the overnight attack on Syrian chemical facilities by the US, British and French forces, both the United States and Russia said today.
The allies struck three of Syria's main chemical weapons facilities, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford said.
The majority of missiles fired were intercepted by Syrian government air defence systems, TASS news agency quoted Russia's defence ministry as saying.
According to Interfax news agency, Russia's defence ministry also said that Syria intercepted the US and allied attacks using Soviet-produced hardware, including the Buk missile system.
Russia, an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has responded angrily to the strikes. The Syrian state media called them a "flagrant violation of international law."