DAMASCUS, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian military said over 100 missiles were fired during the U.S.-led strike on Syria early Saturday.

The joint attack by the United States, Britain, and France, which began at 3:55 a.m. local time (0055 GMT), launched some 110 missiles targeting Syrian military sites in Damascus and elsewhere, Syria's state news agency SANA said, citing the military.

Most of the missiles were destroyed by the Syrian air defense system, according to a statement by the Syrian military.

However, its research center in Barzeh, northeast of Damascus, suffered damage in the attack.

The missiles fired on a military base in the central province of Homs were diverted, leaving three people wounded.

The U.S.-led attacks will not dissuade Syrian military forces from eradicating what is left of the terrorist groups in Syria, the statement said.