Russia is not engaging in direct combat, but supplying President Assad assistance. The Islamic State has been gaining more territory in Iraq and Syria, The US has done air strikes in both Iraq and Syria, but has not defeated the insurgency. Israel on multiple occasions has launched strikes of its own. The official policy of the US was to see Assad deposed or murdered. Now, the policy has to be adjusted due to the military situation. The statement from Secretary of State John Kerry was " we want to see a smooth transition of power." The reality is that the might of Assad's army is needed to stop further advancements of ISIS. This will also require Hezbollah and the Peshmerga to be collaborators.Upon further investigation this looks like a general colonial scramble for a geographic region. The US and EU block seem to be waging a war of proxy against Russia in the Middle East. Where ever these series of events leads, it is obvious there is no military solution to the crisis.
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