Syria strikes: All the Latest Updates

The US, UK and France have launched strikes "on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities" in Syria, US President Donald Trump announced early on Saturday. 

The strikes come after a suspected chemical weapons attack in the former rebel stronghold of Douma last weekend. 

Here are all the latest updates on the strikes: 

• A senior Russian military official has said that Syrian air defence had intercepted at least 31 cruise missiles fired by US, UK and France forces.
• At a news conference in Moscow on Saturday, Lt. Gen. Sergey Rudskoy said at least 103 cruise missiles, including Tomahawks, were fired into a number of targets in Syria.
• "Russia has improved the Syrian air defence system in the last six months," Rudskoy said.

France says it fired 12 missiles during Syria intervention

• The French military on Saturday fired 12 missiles during its air strikes on Syria, defence ministry officials said, adding there was no indication the missiles had been intercepted.

May declines to say whether Assad can stay after missile strikes

• British Prime Minister Theresa May declined to say on Saturday whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should stay in power and said talks with allies would continue on finding a political solution to the civil war.

• When asked if Syria's Assad could remain the leader as long as he refrained from further use of chemical weapons, May said: "This was about, as I have said and you have recognised, this was specifically about the use of chemical weapons."

• "There is a wider question on the future political solution for Syria and that is a matter that we will continue to pursue in diplomatic and political channels with our...