Russia began direct military action in Syria against ISIS last month with the purported mission of stopping terrorism. But reports indicate that Moscow is instead targeting other rebel groups fighting its ally, Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. The campaign comes amid fears that Russia wants to establish a political and military presence in the eastern Mediterranean and as tensions between NATO and Russia have soared over Moscow’s involvement in the war between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
The International Business Times spoke about the matter with Sijbren de Jong and several other experts. The full article can be read here.
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