I think this should be very obvious to anyone who has been paying attention. But, virtually everyone seems to be very afraid to even hint at this... probably because this is still very much an ongoing operation. Obama still wants ISIS to win Syria... and probably Iraq and beyond.
If Russia winds up really going after ISIS, this could force this issue into the open... and then some people are going to have a lot of explaining to do.
Maybe Russia was already sounding the alarm bells - which makes this line of thought even more ominous:
From 2013: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/04/us-syria-crisis-russia-congress-idUSBRE9830N620130904
Putin presses US Congress over Syria, says Kerry lied
In remarks that could raise tension further before he hosts President Barack Obama and other G20 leaders on Thursday, Putin also said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lied to Congress about the militant group al Qaeda's role in the Syrian conflict.
"They lie beautifully, of course. I saw debates in Congress. A congressman asks Mr Kerry: 'Is al Qaeda there?' He says: 'No, I am telling you responsibly that it is not'," Putin said at a meeting of his human rights council in the Kremlin.
"Al Qaeda units are the main military echelon, and they know this," he said, referring to the United States. "It was unpleasant and surprising for me - we talk to them, we proceed from the assumption that they are decent people. But he is lying and knows he is lying. It's sad."
Putin did not give any more details.
In an exchange with a senator, Kerry was asked whether it was "basically true" that the Syrian opposition had "become more infiltrated by al Qaeda over time. Kerry said: "No, that is actually basically not true. It's basically incorrect".
So I found this article:
http://www.heraldonline.com/news/article31183583.html
Warnings of jihadists among Syria’s rebels came early, were ignored Obama administration’s picture of Syrian moderates either dangerous naivete or an outright lie, according to government’s internal assessments Read more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/news/article31183583.html#storylink=cpy