These factions are what the Russians are hitting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_Conquest
please pick out the ones who are not terrorists
the ones who wouldn’t cut your throat or the throats of their Christian Yazidi Kurd and alawite neighbors
Thanks for the link. Very enlightening. A loose and constantly changing federation of tribes and factions from many sources, including Al-Qaeda and Muslim Brotherhood affiliates. And these are "our guys." Disgusting.
Digging deeper on this federation, there are claims that the dominant faction behind this supposedly "least bad" American backed terrorist group is the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria. What a surprise. Valerie and Bammy's good buddies.