Pictured: a Russian Tu-160 Blackjack, one of the planes Russia is using to bomb the Islamic State. (Photo: Poder Aereo) When Russia sent jets and fighters to Syria to shore up President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, it wasn’t principally targeting the Islamic State, but the other rebel forces. Thus, it seemed counterproductive on the part of … Continue reading Assad the Cornerstone That Must Be Removed Before the Edifice of the Islamic State Collapses