The problem as I see it is this. Do the forces in Turkey, Jordan or even the Kurds fight against the devil they don’t like (ISIS)? or for the devil they don’t like (US & UK)?
We’ve done so much damage in the region it’s hard to get these folks to trust us. Why would they? Makes it hard to have motivated troops.
Anyhoo, believing more and more in your theory about the paper killers trying to drive down the oil price to hurt Putin and Russia. Makes a lot of sense.