Despite Russia's claims to be bombing terrorists, most of its targets are non-IS opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

But political analysts say Russia's main goal in Syria is to position itself for negotiations on a much larger scale.

"And, this world order would help resolve the Ukrainian issue, help end anti-Russian sanctions," said Felgenhauer. "And, so this is seen as the most important part of why Russia went into Syria. Of course, keeping Assad in power is important, but the broad coalition is maybe seen as even more important."

Russia's alliance with the Syrian government has helped it re-enter the world stage, but it is also the main obstacle to joining a broader coalition against the IS militants.

Vocabulary

fizzle：失败

scrapp：废弃

retaliate：报复

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