The inventory of aircraft and weapons Russia moved into Syria includes advanced air supremacy fighters and surface-to-air missiles, which would have no conceivable use against the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, or any other Syrian rebel group, as none of them have an air force. The planes were slipped into Syria using clever subterfuge designed to defeat satellite surveillance, which is something else no element of the Syrian rebellion has.
“The planes were slipped into Syria using clever subterfuge designed to defeat satellite surveillance,”
That’s not fair! What kinda world is this where warplanes try to avoid being seen.