Russia’s intervention has made the complex pattern of alliances and enmities in Syria still more intricate. As The Guardian notes, [2] the Assad regime and its local opponents are backed to differing degrees and in different configurations by military powers from near and far, so here is your cocktail-party-napkin-sized guide to who supports/opposes whom in Syria.
Consider it the Middle East's own "dot plot"
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All "dots" subject to change.
