U.S airstrike leaves Syrian Airbase 'almost completely destroyed'

The Syrian airfield targeted by United States airstrikes early Friday was “almost completely destroyed,” a human rights group in the country said.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights  said the missile attack damaged over a dozen hangars, a fuel depot and  an air defense base. About 60 U.S. Tomahawk missiles hit the Shayrat air  base, southeast of Homs, a small installation with two runways.

At least four Syrian soldiers were killed in the  airstrike, the group said. The governor of Homs province said he did not  believe the strikes caused a large number of “human casualties.” A  Syrian official the attack caused deaths and a fire, but did not  elaborate.

The U.S. missiles hit at 3:45 a.m. local time in Syria. Syrian state TV called the attack an "aggression" that lead to "losses."

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