A Graphical Look At The Syrian Conflict

WNU Editor: These graphs are from The Daily Mail.

A graphic showing who is fighting who in the Middle East and why. The conflict has become so complex that arch enemies are finding their interests have aligned, presenting diplomatic and military conundrums

Russia finally started blitzing Islamic State targets late last night and today, killing at least 12 jihadists after facing criticism from the West for attacking moderate rebels, many of whom are by the U.S.-led coalition

Russia has been accused of only targeting areas controlled by U.S.-backed rebels and not the Islamic State on the first two days of its bombing campaign in Syria - as seen in the graphic above