@20committee Our new partner against ISIS. Wait, what... https://t.co/hF8ipw94rg
— gandalf greybeard (@gerrydogma) September 30, 2015
#Russia seems to have bombed Ltamenah, Zaafrana and Talbeseh, all of which are held by groups not affiliated to #ISIS ...
— Michael Horowitz (@michaelh992) September 30, 2015
@20committee ISIS who? First wave of targets included HQ's of western backed FSA https://t.co/DnKtGHg1I7
— gandalf greybeard (@gerrydogma) September 30, 2015
BREAKING: #Russian airstrikes targeted #FSA HQs in #Hama suburb, FSA tells Al Arabiya News Channel http://t.co/xv2vZEUZ1z
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) September 30, 2015
Of course they did. You didn't actually think Putin has any intention of fighting #ISIS, did you? https://t.co/7J0t614ip4
— John Schindler (@20committee) September 30, 2015
Russia reportedly hit a CIA-vetted Syrian rebel group that was receiving US anti-tank missiles. https://t.co/p7vKfsr99Z
— DavidKenner (@DavidKenner) September 30, 2015
Let's help Russia bomb the rebels we spend $500 million to train, and call it a win https://t.co/c9DxYrcOxV
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 30, 2015
The U.S. is considering cooperating with Russia in Syria http://t.co/AoAYtxKDbK | Getty pic.twitter.com/SdNEFBlUg4
— POLITICO (@politico) September 30, 2015
UPDATE: Russia's war for Assad.
But Russia went straight for Free Syrian Army (FSA)-branded, American-supported, nationalist rebels. One explanation is that...Putin intends to humiliate the United States and leave no room for doubt that this is a Russian victory at America’s expense.
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