ISIS on the offensive in Iraq

[Gilrandir]

Seems like Russia is taking a far more active role in the fight against Islamic terrorism, wouldn't that be a good thing?

Russia uses this involvement as a smokescreen to divert the world's attention from Donbas/Crimea and as a bargaining chip to exchange its "crackdown on terrorism" for the Crimea and solution of the Donbas crisis. Plus turmoils in the Arab world are likely to keep oil prices higher which is also good for Russia.