WORLD_ SYRIA_ US-Russia Tensions Complicate Syria War

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US-Russia Tensions Complicate Syria War

Photo: Men try to put out a fire at a market hit by air strikes in Idlib city, Syria June 12, 2016.

Heather Murdock
June 26, 2016 8:23 AM


CAIRO, EGYPT— A month after Russian-backed Syrian forces re-took the ancient city of Palmyra last spring, a renowned Russian orchestra came to town.

In the heart of arguably the world’s most gruesome warzone, the Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra played Prokofiev and Bach in the same Roman theatre that Islamic State had made a killing ground.

It was a moment that shed light on the complexity of the war. Both Russia and the U.S.-led coalition are fighting Islamic State. But Russia supports the Syrian government, while the U.S. supports rebel groups fighting both the government and Islamic State.

For the U.S., the concert in Palmyra celebrated the defeat of an enemy - IS. It also celebrated the victory of an enemy of U.S. allies - the Syrian government. In Syria, the enemy of your enemy is not always your friend.

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