In short: Russia says it's fighting terrorists and attempting to unite and stabilize Syria, and the US says it's fighting a dictator and war criminal who uses chemical weapons. Meanwhile, the US has accused Assad of using chemical weapons in Idlib, one of several accusations of war crimes made against the Russia-backed Syrian government over the past decade. Today, Idris is leading a different group of Turkish-backed rebels-the same rebels accused of committing war crimes against Syrian Kurds following US withdrawal from northern Syria, where Russia has now stepped in. As an example, the US once supported Salim Idris, a former chief of staff of the Free Syrian Army. Russian critics are interpreting the depiction of evil Russian soldiers as a clear anti-Russian political statement.Ī primary point of contention between nations and political commentators is just how moderate each rebel group is. Russia, however, has provided military assistance to Assad, with a stated focus on combating ISIS, al-Qaeda, and other extremists. Infinity Ward takes a 'ripped from the headlines' approach, and it's easy to see which headlines it's reading.įor background, the mainstream American view on the Syrian Civil War has been support for "moderate rebels" who oppose Bashar al-Assad's government, which violently suppressed protests in 2011. The Russian villains in Modern Warfare are meant to be rogues, but that plot detail has not convinced Russian critics that it isn't based on the Syrian Civil War. A review on Russian website called Modern Warfare "idiotic propaganda." Modern Warfare and Syria
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