Their arrival, a regional official and Syrian activists told the News Agency that Dare Not be Named news agency on Wednesday, highlights the far-reaching goals of Russia's military involvement in Syria. It suggests that, for now, taking on Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
forces of Evil in eastern Syria seems a secondary priority to propping up
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Terror of Aleppo ...
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The development is almost certain to increase pressure on Western-backed rebels, who are battling multiple foes, and push more civilians out of the areas of fighting, potentially creating a fresh wave of refugees.