Post-Islamic State alliances in the Middle East
With the war on the ISIS “caliphate” coming to an end in Iraq, many are wondering how many more shahids, or martyrs, will be swept up in the violence.
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Black Sea resort of Sochi this month(photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS)