What is the current situation in the Middle East?

The focus of the issue is now on Syria

1. Assad’s government forces are supported by Russia and are basically at an advantage;

2. Opposition Among the factions:

A) IS is basically finished;

B) The Kurdish armed forces are supported by the Americans, but are being beaten by the Turks;

C) Other opposition parties are at a disadvantage, but are still dealing with the Assad government;

3. Turkey is now cooperating with the Russians because they cannot tolerate the Kurds becoming powerful (and the United States is helping the Kurds );

4. Europe and the United States are still indirectly helping the opposition (actually including IS), but because of the big joke made by IS earlier, they no longer dare to do it too obviously;

5. Russia is getting more and more courageous on the anti-terrorist battlefield, but what it has to worry about is its own economic problems and the situation in Ukraine.