[Angelino97]

Given Russia’s primary clients in the ME are variations of radical islamists, mainly Iran, this will float about as well as their aircraft carrier that’s burning again.

Putin's clients include Assad, a secular Muslim who protects Christians (as did Saddam, another secular Muslim who was overthrown by the Neocons).

[Jewbacca]

Assad has zero money to offer Putin.

He’s supported just to rent a destabilizing force.

But, yes, there are zero “good guys” in Syria at the moment, I fully agree. Just various shades of crap. Maybe the Druze are OK, but that even depends on the tribe.