From what I have heard, Syrian army units refused to fight the rebels, or may have even joined them. Perhaps the Russians have decided that they prefer this groups of rebels over Assad?
The Russians have supported Assad for years, he's a strategic partner of theirs. The rebels are Islamists. Russia will never support Islamists, not for a moment. They have had their fill of Islamist - remember Chechnya, Dagestan.
ISIS was eventually going to go north through the 'stans to attack Russia. They are a general purpose cabal goon squad.
From what I have heard, Syrian army units refused to fight the rebels, or may have even joined them. Perhaps the Russians have decided that they prefer this groups of rebels over Assad?
The Russians have supported Assad for years, he's a strategic partner of theirs. The rebels are Islamists. Russia will never support Islamists, not for a moment. They have had their fill of Islamist - remember Chechnya, Dagestan.
ISIS was eventually going to go north through the 'stans to attack Russia. They are a general purpose cabal goon squad.