Protecting Syrian and Kurdish groups from being obliterated by Assad.
feel sorry for the Kurds, gassed by Saddam and Assad, and the neighbouring Armenians, Yazidi, other minorities.
In this conflict, The West and Russia acting as policemen, caught in a domestic fight, attacked by all parties? and not just shooting at at the ground but also each other?
Even the Terrorist attacks everywhere could be not just targeting the west but each faction in exile. So: is Australia expecting to get terrorism payback because of flying in Syria, Iraq ?