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warplanes and the syrian military is moving into a defensive posture. meanwhile, european officials are warning civilian aircraft to be cautious when flying near syria because of the possible missile strikes. david? all right, martha raddatz with us again tonight. martha, thank you. and another big question tonight, will russia carry through on its threat to shoot any missiles down? abc s james longman is in the region tonight for us. james? reporter: david, growing questions tonight about how russia will react if the u.s. bombs its ally, syria. the russian ambassador here in lebanon saying that his country will shoot down american missiles and target their launch sites. the kremlin today did not repeat that threat, saying instead that u.s. action could lead to the gravest of consequences. and analysts point out that a u.s. strike plan would aim to avoid russian air defense systems in the area. nevertheless, with american troops also inside eastern syria fighting isis, the potent

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