Identifying the Strategy behind Russia’s Air Strikes in Syria

... the existing coalition. Following these reports the Russian Foreign Minister had to take a number of questions from the media and clarify what targets Moscow would engage in Syria. According to Sergey Lavrov , Russian troops have an order to strike Islamic State and Jabhat Al Nusra targets, the two extremist organizations operating in Syria that have been banned by the Russian court, as well as their affiliates. Russia’s Ministry of Defense that releases daily updates on the Syria campaign has, however, contributed ...