事实上，由外部势力支持的多个武装团体正在威胁叙利亚这个多民族国家的生存 — — 伊朗、沙特阿拉伯、卡塔尔、俄罗斯、美国、土耳其、法国和众多私人捐助者的目标都相互冲突。
Indeed, the viability of Syria, a multi-ethnic state, is being threatened by multiple armed groups supported by external sponsors – Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Russia, the United States, Turkey, France, and many private donors – who themselves have conflicting aims.