Russian President Vladimir Putin intervened militarily in Syria in September 2015 by launching what the Russian media dubbed Operation Vozmezdie (Retribution). But the Russian president's real aim was to bolster the beleaguered Bashar al-Assad regime in the western corridor where most Syrians live. But Putin's actions have not made his citizens safer, on the contrary they have put them squarely in the crosshairs of the terrorists. ISIS threatened Moscow for its actions and stated "You will not find peace in your homes. For his articles on warfare and terrorism in the Islamic world and photographs from his fieldwork in the region see here.

Source: Huffington Post January 13, 2017 22:39 UTC