Syria - Officially a civil war. Now what?

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Oh yeah...it's happening

Russia has moved jet fighters to a base in Syria for the first time, U.S. defense officials said Friday, a major military escalation that heightens fears Moscow is set to play a more direct role in propping up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The deployment of a small number of tactical jets came just hours before U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter spoke to his Russian counterpart about Moscow’s deepening role in Syria, a call that ended a long pause in high-level military communication between the U.S. and Russia.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-defe...art-1442589965

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Russia...standing by its man

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/wo...-un-appearance