Syria says there was another missile attack on Monday, and Israel and the US are saying nothing
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- Syrian anti-aircraft defenses shot down missiles fired at airbases Syria's state television and pro-Iranian Hezbollah media said.
- State television showed pictures of a missile that was shot in the air above the air base only days after a U.S., British and French attack on Syrian targets in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack on the city of Douma on the outskirts of Damascus.
- A Pentagon spokesman said there was no U.S. military activity in that area at this time.
- Asked about the missile attack, an Israeli military spokesman said: "We don't comment on such reports."
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian anti-aircraft defenses shot down missiles fired at the Syrian air base of Shayrat in Homs province late on Monday and another base northeast of the capital, Damascus, Syria's state television and pro-Iranian Hezbollah media said.
State television showed pictures of a missile that was shot in the air above the air base only days after a U.S., British and French attack on Syrian targets in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack on the city of Douma on the outskirts of Damascus.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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