Islamic States self-declared caliphate in eastern Syria is surrounded by some of the worlds strongest military powers. Their forces are advancing on several fronts. The battlefield odds arent even close.
Thats why the commanders of those armies in Washington, Moscow and Tehran, as well as Damascus and Ankara are looking beyond the coming showdown with the jihadists. When theyre killed or driven out, wholl take over?
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