Syria allies: Why Russia, Iran and China are standing by the regime - CNN.com - 1 views
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One has to do with economics; the other with ideology.
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Russia is one of Syria's biggest arms suppliers
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Syrian contracts with the Russian defense industry have likely exceeded $4 billion
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Syria's allies, Russia, Iran, and China, all stand by them despite western powers opposing the Syrian government. There are different reasons to why these powers seem to stay with Syria such as Russia's ideologies, Iran's strategy, or China's trading. Either way, these government will stand by them until there is nothing left to lose.