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With covert operators also factored into the mix - the US is backing SOME rebel groups. The Turks too.
The Russians and Chinese also can't be discounted as playing in the conflict because the covet oil and established military basis in the region.
Where the Sunni/Shia divide isn't stark - the Gulf States play up sectarian civil war with domestic terrorism like in Iraq and Afghanistan. Make no mistake, the age-old Sunni/Shia split is about to blow wide open in the region. Holy terror with a lethal Israel prepared to strike when they fear their interests are threatened.
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