Russian airstrikes have been concentrated on targets around the cities of Idlib, Homs, and Hama – areas where, according to independent observers, jihad watchers, and other groups that scrutinize the videos placed online by the Russian authorities themselves, the Islamic State is not established. This means that the primary objective of the Russian attacks is to weaken the entire opposition, including the democratic opposition, fighting the Assad regime.
俄罗斯空袭集中在伊德利卜、霍姆斯和哈马等城市周围的目标——据独立观察家、圣战者和其他仔细看过俄罗斯当局本身放在网上的视频的组织称，那里并没有伊斯兰国。这意味着俄罗斯的袭击的主要目标是削弱全体与巴沙尔政权对抗的反对派，包括民主派。