Syria ally Russia has warned of "consequences" following the launch of US-led strikes against Bashar al-Assad's regime in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack. A team of experts from the global chemical weapons watchdog, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, was traveling to Syria and will start its investigations on Saturday, the Netherlands-based agency said. The Syrian government and Russian forces in Syria possess truck-mounted surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapons systems. Britain's May won backing from her senior ministers to take unspecified action with the United States and France to deter further use of chemical weapons by Syria. Russian ships had left the Tartus naval base in Syria, Interfax news agency quoted a Russian lawmaker as saying.

Source: dna April 14, 2018 04:01 UTC