Analysis: With the Syrian regime losing ground, and growing unrest among its supporters, Assad has received an invaluable morale boost as Russia ups the ante with the West over Syria.
Russia has ramped up its belligerent rhetoric with the West over its role in the Syrian war.
In a classic act of provocation that would be familiar with the US, Russian warplanes planned training exercises and firing rockets off the Syrian coast.
However, sources say that the so-called Russian “military build-up” in coastal Syria is being massively overplayed.
It is likely that recent Russian actions are a way of bolstering its support for President …read more
Source: Iranian.com
