There’s loads of trouble with helping one Muslim country against another (which is what is going on here). You don’t want one to gain the upper hand in the region, because it would be a nightmare scenario, so you offset it by playing another Muslim nation against them.
The problem is that they are all countries you don’t want to support, but do you let the worst one - that you really don’t want - gain the upper hand? It’s enough to give anyone a big headache ... LOL ...
To avoid the headache would it be better to not play? I know someone else would fill the void, either Russia or China but like you I hate headaches.