战斗加剧了地区不稳定局势；美国和欧洲公民正涌入叙利亚参加圣战；而且一战后中东边界正在解体的看法也越来越被人们所接受。
The fighting has heightened instability in the region; US and European citizens are streaming into Syria to take up jihad; and there is a growing consensus that the post-World War I Middle East boundaries are coming undone.