Russia is angered over Turkey's attack

Tension in Syria have reached a new level as neighbours Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet who officials say was flying in Turkish airspace without permission and asked 10 times to leave the area for which it didn't.

Russian president Vladimir Putin reacted angrily to the news calling such actions "a stab in the back" following his efforts to rid the region of ISIS terrorists who have infiltrated Syria. It is not yet known the consequential impact these actions will have on the relationship between the two countries who have close economic ties to one another.

Turkey, a nation bordering Syria has been burdened the most following a refugee crisis that has seen over 2 million Syrians fleeing the war torn state settling in Turkey for protection. However Turkey is seen as the entry point for refugees who make their way into other European countries such as Greece, Italy, France and Germany which is why there is much pressure on their government to contain the situation on the border.

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Turkey sees Russia's increased military presences as negatively impacting their nation saying that more Syrians will flee to the Turkish border seeking refuge for which the Turks simply cannot deal with the influx of that many seeking help wanting to enter Europe who are already on high alert following the Paris attacks.

It should also be said that Turkish leadership has supported the West in its failed attempt to enter Syria a few years ago in trying to unseat that nation's dictator leader Bashar al-Assad only to be prevented by the veto of Russia from Vladimir Putin.

In the years that have past since then, Turkey has backed the rebels against Assad in the hope that his regime will fall. But if one looks carefully at the attacks Russia's military has effected in Syria, the area is very close to the rebels which Turkey is supporting which does explain why they promptly followed through with actions against the fighter jet.  

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But we should take note of how the situation landed in the way it has and that's as a result of the West (not only Turkey) propping up these rebels who have defected to ISIS which leaves open the possibility that these rebels do the same thing which would give ISIS even more control in Syria.

However Turkey says that Russia's involvement is merely a smokescreen to help Assad regime remain in power citing its lack of bombings in ISIS held areas as a reason for this thinking.

The sad reality is the citizens of Syria, who have no interest in war or political agenda whatsoever are the ones who suffer the most while the West and Russia bicker over one another.

While Russia's retaliation against Turkey is seen to take the form of severing economic ties that benefits the latter because Turkey is a member of NATO and instituting an attack on them would bring the support from the larger more militant capable members such as the US.  

The West may have given the nod to Putin to go ahead with his mission to purge Syria of all terrorist but it needs to coordinate its action in line with Russia's or you are defeating the whole point of being their. What are the priorities that need to be met in the short term that will help bring stability to the region? I don't think the West has quite figured out where it wants to be and until then this political to and fro will continue.