Departing military planes, (click here for video) high security and constant alert as terrorists are only 40 km from you - RT's Murad Gazdiev has exclusively visited Russian airbase in the Syrian city of Latakia from where Sukhoi jets have been taking off to target Islamic State positions.
One or the reasons civilians are important to protect is because of the diversity of ethnic groups. I hope they are as cautious as possible.
The so called problem in now targeting Daesh is all part of the civil war. Eastern Syria is where the Alawites are, so I am sure that region is a high priority to President Assad.
There was also a move by Turkey against a Kurdish village in it's eastern region. It seems as though Turkey disregards the Kurds as important.
Syria is not NATO. The USA has no resolution into Syria. I also think eastern Syria is a target of Russia and the Syrian President to deliberately stay out of the fly zone of the Arab Coalition.
I also would be surprised if the Arab Coalition would reject Russia's help. Russia has good standing with all these countries. So, if this will end the civil war and stabilize the region it is probably welcome.
As I have stated before President Assad was accepted as Syria's legitimate leader. I don't know how the current King of Saudi Arabia views President Assad, but, King Abdullah, even when he was Prince Abdullah, embraced him.
I also do not believe this Russian initiative has anything to do with the USA's involvement. The fact Russia's President Putin made a specific effort to speak to President Obama and Russian authority met their own coalition in Baghdad with an open invitation for others is obvious this has no priority except stabilizing the region. US advisers are in Baghdad.
Baghdad at one point was a target of Daesh. That was stemmed and the city is reasonably secure. Russia is not in Iran setting up a lead in to WWIII. Russia is in a city that was under threat at one time. This isn't about Russian aggression to take it past this effort to stabilize the region. The actions of Russian authorities have not been inflammatory to the consolidated effort by these countries.
In recent weeks, President Putin has told Iran to stop it's mischief in Yemen. So, I have no problem with Russia's involvement in the region. Russia has influence with these countries including Syria and Iran. It really is the only way forward. I hope Russia's coalition suffers no casualties. It should be noted Jordan has lost a pilot to Daesh's brutal regime and it has housed millions of refugees before it had no choice to close it's borders.
I want to add one more thing. Russian military authority was in Egypt after it's current president was elected. Within weeks Egypt was targeting Daesh in Libya. None of this is evidence Russia is seeking a greater war. It was not Russian pilots that flew into Libya. It was Egyptian military that carried out those strikes.
