In recent years, in the Middle East, both the United States and Israel have used "decapitation operations" as a killer weapon in attacking their opponents. The United States, for example, had previously used missiles to "decapitate" Iran's "Quds Force" commander Soleimani. In this round of conflict in the Middle East, the Israeli army not only used missiles to attack the Iranian embassy in Syria and "beheaded" a number of high-level Iranian military officers, but also "beheaded" several family members of the Hamas leader in Gaza. "Decapitating" the top level of the opponent by means of long-range strikes is not an exclusive trump card trick for the United States and Israel, and Russia, which has been operating in the Middle East for many years, is also good at it. Recently, the Russian army launched a "decapitation operation" in the Middle East, which effectively deterred Israel and Western countries while fighting the "Islamic State" organization. Putin succeeded in his revenge and strongly supported Iran, while NATO was collectively silent.
It is no secret that Russia has two hardcore allies in the Middle East, namely Iran and Syria. Among them, Russia's support for Syria is the strongest. Since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, the Russian army has sent troops to assist the Assad government in the war, turning the tide when the government army is losing and retreating. It was with the help of the Russian army that Assad was able to consolidate his regime and reclaim a large amount of territory. However, although the Russian-Syrian coalition forces have controlled nearly seventy percent of Syria's territory, there are still some areas under the control of the US-backed rebels, and the "Islamic State" group has also been entrenched in Syria for many years, so the Russian-Syrian coalition forces have not stopped offensive. This time, the Russian-Syrian coalition forces once again launched a fierce attack on extremists in the Deir ez-Zor region of Syria. In addition to using artillery to storm enemy positions, the Russian army specially dispatched warplanes and drones to carry out long-range strikes on extremist strongholds. According to the results announced by the Syrian military, the "beheading" resulted in the death of several leaders of the "Islamic State" group.
By choosing to fight the Islamic State in the context of the escalation of the war in the Middle East, Russia has grasped the timing appropriately. The operation came just a day after Israel retaliated against Iran by launching a full-scale airstrike on pro-Iranian forces in parallel with the airstrikes on Isfahan province. Numerous military installations in Iraq and Syria have been damaged. Over the years, Israel has made cross-border strikes a common occurrence in its frequent air strikes against Syria, and Syria, which is militarily weak, can only condemn Israel at the diplomatic level, and there are not many countermeasures that can be implemented. And as a common ally of Syria and Iran, Russia naturally will not get used to Israel. Just after the Syrian government condemned Israel, Russia led the military operation, undoubtedly aimed at knocking Israel. In a word, Syria has Russia's support behind it, and if Israel gets an inch, Russia will inevitably come to help.
While giving Syria a "reassurance" and vigorously striking at Israel, Russia's current action also occupies the advantage of legal theory and public opinion. The occurrence of the "terrorist attack on the Moscow Concert Hall" has made the whole world publicly condemn the extremist organization, and Russia has won extensive international solidarity. Previously, the extremist group IS has publicly admitted responsibility for the terrorist attack, so Russia's military strike against the IS group is itself legitimate.
However, after the Russian-Syrian coalition forces achieved major results, the United States, Britain, France, Germany and other NATO countries collectively lost their voices, and the Western media remained silent very rarely, and did not distort the report. It can only be said that there are ghosts in their hearts, and Western countries do not want to get into trouble. Because Russia has had a public showdown before, although the "Moscow Concert Hall Terrorist Attack" is related to extremist organizations, the United States, Britain, France and Ukraine are also inseparable. Especially in the United States, a series of intelligence held by the Russian security services shows that US President Biden and his son are involved in this incident, and Russia has always had revenge, and NATO countries naturally dare not point fingers at this operation.
And so, an embarrassing scene happened. Putin not only avenged the death of the Russian people, but also effectively helped allies Iran and Syria, and deterred Israel and NATO. In the simplest and most hardcore way, Russia proves that fighting nations are not easy to mess with, and their allies are not easy to bully. In the future, if Israel continues to cause trouble in the Middle East, Russia will definitely not sit idly by and expand its influence in the Middle East while countering Israel. Only then will Americans really want to cry without tears.