(Defense News) Aaron Mehta and Tara Copp - Russian air defense systems made no attempt to intercept the American, British and French ordnance that rained down on a trio of Syrian regime targets, the Pentagon said Saturday. While Russian news outlets claimed that 70% of coalition weapons were shot down by Syrian or Russian air defenses, the Russian systems did not attempt to intercept the incoming weaponry, and the Syrian system launched 40 surface-to-air missiles after the last coalition weapon hit its target, according to Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie. None of the allied air assets entered Syrian airspace, due to the stand-off weaponry used.
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