From the article: “One of Islamic State’s senior commanders in Syria is Tarkhan Batirashvili, a former Georgian special forces commander trained by the US. According to McClatchy, Batirashvili fought against the Russians in both South Ossetia and in Chechnya.”
Just to give a little gratuitous thrill to the chickenhawk Obamacons out there.
This is where Putin steps up. With Netanyahu next to him, Putin announces that it is withdrawing its support for the nuclear deal with Iran. Then the others follow suit, isolating the US.