Russia Responds: "We Will Protect Our Troops In Syria From US Missiles"

Shortly after CNBC reportedthat the US is planning to strike 8 targets in Syria, including two airfields, a research center and a chemical weapons facility, after US officials told a reporter they were "fairly confident" the Syrian regimehad been behind a gas attack in a rebel-held suburb of Damascus, Sky Newsreported - citing Russian officials - that the Russian military would protect its people on the ground in Syria if missile strikes are launched by the US and its allies.