Aleppo now freed from the rebels!

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(12-15-2016, 03:47 AM)Dill Wrote: LOL you nailed it there! FOUR strange bedfellows.

Also, I don't believe it is a proxy war over ISIS, but rather over control of the region. ISIS has its own reasons, but is a tool used by Iran to increase their influence. Even Saudi Arabia has (not so) secretly supported ISIS (arms, funding) to destabilize Assad's government to counter Iran's influence. 

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2016-02-08/saudi-offer-to-send-troops-to-syria-comes-with-uncertainty

Arm ISIS. Destabilize Syria. Send ground troops into Syria to combat the problem they helped foment so they could send in ground troops which would allow them to further destabilize/overthrow Assad's government.