America says it's perfect, Russia proves Syria blocked almost all Tomahawks

Writing on his personal Twitter on the evening of April 14 (Vietnam time), President Trump emphasized that the attack on Syria was a "great" action, affirming that "mission accomplished".

Less than 10 minutes later, the US leader continued to post another tweet, praising the strength of the US military, asserting that after "billions of dollars in approved budget", this force will "become the best military America has ever had" under his reign.

"Nothing or no one will ever have a military like that," Trump wrote.

The US leader did not forget to thank allies for joining hands.

"A perfectly executed attack last night. Thank you to France and Britain for their wisdom and the strength of their elite troops," he stressed.

"We successfully hit every target," said Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White.

US General Kenneth McKenzie stressed that the operation was precise and effective and "no US aircraft or missiles were shot down by Syrian air defenses".

His statement echoed the Russian Embassy in Lebanon's earlier statement that it would shoot down not only missiles but also missile launchers of the US and its allies if fired at Syria.

France said the operation destroyed much of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile.

France and the US have warned of further airstrikes if the Syrian government continues to use chemical weapons.

A British human rights watchdog said the US coalition's attack targets in Syria had been empty for several days.

The US leader's statement showed that the Western allies had been very successful, but did not mention the number of missiles that were intercepted or diverted by Syrian air defenses. Russia said that Syria had shot down at least 71 of the 103 missiles launched by the US and its allies.

Mr Trump's "goal accomplished" also did not take into account the six civilians in Syria who were injured and the material damage they suffered as a result of the attack.

Russia proves Syria's air defense is self-sufficient against US airstrikes

The Russian Defense Ministry posted a video proving that Syrian air defense systems used missiles to intercept and on the morning of April 14 had to add new missiles to the air defense systems that had been used a few hours before.

The video shows a missile-carrying vehicle moving towards a facility targeted in US coalition airstrikes. The facility has some damage. The vehicle carries two new missiles for the Buk-M1 system.

The Russian Defense Ministry also provided photos showing Buk-M1 launchers at the Mezzeh air base. One system fired one missile and the other two remained on the launch pad.

Syrian air defense units intercepted five of the nine missiles fired there. The airstrikes caused no casualties and did not hit any military equipment.

Latest information shows that in addition to the three locations that were attacked, the Chemical and Biological Research Center in Baz Damascus, two bases believed to store chemical weapons and a chemical attack command center in the west of Homs province, there were six other targets.

Among them, the 41st Special Forces Base, the 4th Mechanized Division Base of the Republican Guard, the Hezbollah base in Damascus, Mazzeh Airport, Dumayr Airport, and Masyaf Airport all reported explosions.

The Western attack on Syria did not affect the Russian forces there, did not cause too much civilian damage, and mostly hit "empty houses and gardens" targets, allowing Mr. Trump to achieve his goal of "relieving tension with honor."

Plus, instead of throwing away old missiles worth millions of dollars, firing them into a place where air defenses are sure to miss and defend against them would still count as defense spending.

Hundreds of missiles were fired, that was the only target. Whether they reached their destination or were misdirected was irrelevant.