Wasn't the initial reason to change government in Syria just to facilitate a gas pipeline from GCC to Europe? GCC benefits from this by exporting gas to a new market while Europe benefit by decreasing reliance on Russian gas. The reason why Russia is committed to keeping Assad is because they are afraid of losing European markets for GCC. And it also explains why GCC countries are also committed to removing Assad. The reason is not some "baby killing" as that Yzd Khalifa guy and other Saudis on this forum keep telling on this forum. Turkey on the other was counting on US to remove Assad as US did with Libya and Iraq for their own reasons but Russian opposition stopped US from doing it. Now Turkey is in a dilemma. It can't stop what it started but at the same time, it has an unstable terrorist heaven right next to it. Unlike what some members say, Turkey is not immune to violence. Their decision to let terrorist roam free thinking that terrorist would spare them for that was their biggest mistake as South East Turkey is being dragged into the war every passing day .