ISTANBUL - At the heart of Russia’s decision to deploy additional troops and aircraft to the northwest of Syria is a burly middle-aged man known popularly as al-Nimr, Arabic for "the Tiger."
BuzzFeed: This is what’s behind Russia’s push into Syria
A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) giving an interview to Russian media outlets on Sept. 15, 2015 in the capital Damascus.
