These Are The Weapons That The Islamic State Will Use Against Russia

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Robert Farley, National Interest: 5 ISIS Weapons of War Russia Should Fear in Syria

ISIS has the potential to hurt Russia in a way that it could never hurt the United States...

Reports out of Syria indicate that Russian fighter-bombers have begun airstrikes on rebel positions. However, the extent of Russian commitment remains unclear. At the very least, we can expect that the troops and aircraft will forcefully protect Russian installations in the region. At the maximum, Russia may fight to preserve the Assad regime, and restore its control over parts of Syria.

Either way, Moscow will see pushback. While ISIS hasn’t focused its rhetoric on Moscow, we can expect that the presence of Russian troops in Syria will concentrate the group’s attention. Here are five weapons that ISIS can use against Russia:

WNU Editor: IEDs will be the number one killer of Russian troops .... that is if they go into direct ground combat.