https://jamestown.org/program/russian-mission-syria-beset-problems-despite-victory-aleppo/
The recapture of Aleppo by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces presents a stark example of Washington’s pullback in the Middle East at a time when Russia and its partners have stepped in to drive events, said U.S., European and Arab officials.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-syria-russia-acts-as-u-s-pulls-back-1481763124
ENTRETIEN avec François Heisbourg, conseiller spécial du président de la Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS) (1).
http://www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=5852BFF2C0E63
https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2016/12/15_a_10428047.shtml
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/317114
http://inopressa.ru/article/15Dec2016/wsj/syria.html
http://carnegie.ru/commentary/?fa=66450
http://inopressa.ru/article/15Dec2016/lacroix/Alep.html
https://www.gazeta.ru/army/2016/12/15/10428149.shtml