After catching America by surprise with its airstrikes in Syria, then vehemently denying that it is targeting CIA-backed Syrian rebels instead of ISIS, Russia has launched yet another set of controversial airstrikes, again allegedly against groups opposed to ISIS and the Syrian government, the BBC reports.

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