Russia-Syria-Iran-Iraq Coalition

Russia-Syria-Iran-Iraq Coalition was shaped after the Iraqi Joint Operations Command announced that Russia, Iran, Iraq and Syria would "help and cooperate in collecting information about the terrorist Daesh (ISIS)", In order to help combat the advances of the group.
The announcement also cited "the increasing concern from Russia about thousands of Russian terrorists committing criminal acts within ISIS." United States along with its Western and Arab allies criticize this coalition as most airstrikes during the first week of the campaign, they say, struck areas held by rebel groups opposed to both the Syrian government and ISIS.
Several months of air strikes conducted by the US-led coalition ostensibly against ISIL targets, however, failed to prevent the expansion of ISIS.
Background
Syria's civil war first started when opposing groups in the country protested against Assad's rule in early 2011, which then turned violent and drew in regional opponents and supporters of Assad. This war is being conducted between multiple opposition and government groups has 250,000 people to be killed and driven more than 10 million from their homes.
"In regard to their recent statements about a transitional period and other issues, I say clearly that it's not up to any foreign official to decide Syria's future," Assad said.
He accused US and its allies of hypocrisy for their support for insurgents, saying that air strikes by Syrian jets, now joined by Russia, had been far more prolific than anything performed by the year-long air operations by the US and its Western and Arab allies. The action was undertaken at an official request by the Syrian government headed by President Bashar al-Assad, who After the loss of Idlib province to a rebel offensive in the first half of 2015, the situation was judged to have become critical for his survival. High level talks were held between Moscow and Tehran in the first half of 2015 and a political agreement was achieved. In October 2015, it was revealed
The Agreement
At the end of September 2015, a joint information centre in Baghdad was set up by Iran, Iraq, Russia and Syria to coordinate their operations against ISIL According to Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov′s statement made in mid-October 2015, prior to the start of its operations in Syria, Russia invited the U.S. to join the Baghdad-based information center but received what he called an "unconstructive" response. Putin′s proposal that the U.S. receive a high-level Russian delegation and that a U.S. delegation arrive in Moscow to discuss co-operation in Syria was likewise declined by the U.S.
After a formal request from the Syrian government for military help against rebel and jihadist groups in Syria, the coalition started its work. It is generally thought that Iran would be playing a leading role in the ground operations of Syria's army and allies, whilst Russia will be leading in the air in conjunction with the Syrian air force, thereby establishing a complementary role. For Western countries and Russia-Syria-Iran-Iraq coalition ISIS has been a common enemy, however, the countries also have very different friends and opposing views of how to solve the crisis.
In April 2014, Hossein Amir-Abdolahian, Iranian deputy foreign minister said We aren’t seeking to have Bashar Assad remain president for life. But we do not subscribe to the idea of using extremist forces and terrorism to topple Assad and the Syrian government.
On 24 July general Qasem Soleimani visited Moscow to devise the details of the plan for coordinated military action in Syria. In October 2015, it was revealed

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