Syria's capital has been rocked by loud explosions that lit up the sky with heavy smoke as President Trump announced airstrikes in retaliation for the country's alleged use of chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Ankit Panda, Daily Beast: Syria Only Got Off Two Missiles While Coalition Strikes Hit, Despite Russian Claims That 71 Were Intercepted
Syrian air defense systems only managed to fire two missiles while the coalition’s 105 guided missiles struck targets on April 14. Both of those missed.
The overwhelming majority of Syrian air defense systems that responded to last weekend's coalition strikes did so only after all 105 of the guided missiles had already successfully struck their targets.
According to U.S. government sources with knowledge of the April 14 operation who spoke to The Daily Beast, Syrian air defense crews managed to launch just two interceptor missiles while the coalition strikes were ongoing, both of which failed to strike anything incoming. The sources requested anonymity to discuss the details of a recent military operation.
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Update: Syria reportedly only fired 2 air defense missiles during the US strike, and then fired 38 more blindly (Business Insider)
WNU Editor: Russian media is no longer pushing this story .... Syrian air defenses intercept 70% of US cruise missiles (TASS).
