[wafflesraccoon]

Does the Ain al-Assad air base not have some type of anti missile/air defense? I tried to find out this information but I could not find anything off hand.

[ceejayoz]

Not against medium/long-range ballistic missiles.

[bonestamp2]

For someone who doesn't know anything about this subject matter, can you explain why? I mean, is it a technical or legal limitation? Maybe a practical, statistical or strategic decision?

[ceejayoz]

Technical. They come in substantially faster and more vertically than cruise missiles.

[rascul]

Do you know which missiles were used? I haven't seen that information anywhere.

[ceejayoz]

I don't think that's been made public.

Some speculation on possibilities in https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-s....