No of course not. The conflict in Syria is complicated by the various warring sides, no way is Iraq going to officially involve itself- plus Shia militias have been deployed from Iraq to Syria for years now.

I can imagine the Shia Iraqi government doesn’t want to provoke its Sunni minority by deploying its military inside Syria in support of Assad

but the rebellion aside, ISIS still holds a lot of territory on the Syrian side of the Iraqi border, from which they can launch attacks or at the very least support terrorist attacks. it seems only logical that Iraq would at least launch air strikes against ISIS inside Syria in support of the rebels or more likely the Assad regime, I’m guessing their UAVs at least have the reach
at the very least more Iraqi militias are likely to go into Syria, to support Assad or at least fight ISIS

actually Russia will welcome Saudi intervention to drag into the mud of Syria. The airstrikes are designed in such way to create public image of wide destruction to put internal pressure on Saudis to act.

interesting, care to expand on that?

the rebels are making serious gain in Aleppo
or at least they claim to have taken the artillery college, government sources say they didn’t

either way I’m a bit surprised that Russia isn’t focussing everything on that area, tactically speaking it’s a free for all shooting range right now
they also said they’re not targetting the rebels at the artillery college because they’re too close to the government forces
which is confusing to me, with all the drones in the area and they do have precision weapons, they should be able to figure out who’s who and target them with minimal collateral damage
which stresses again the need for miniature, low cost precision weapons. I’ve long argued for something like radio-guided grenades, against a low-tech opponent these are extremely effective and accurate, regardless of weather conditions, and with almost zero collateral damage

seems they got some upgraded Su-24’s from VKS inventory
but it’s unclear if these come with SVP-24, or if they’re Sukhoi-upgraded models

well it remains to be seen if this offensive can actually result in strategic gains, rather than a tactical victory
even if they break through and connect to the besieged area’s, they’re exposing a huge amount of what looks like elite forces to a concentrated counter-attack
here’s a detailed video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYNAsTwDADM
these aren’t the usual kids in flipflops, they’re well equiped and trained men, which makes them priority targets, more than any ground gains might be
and they’ve just been moved en mass into a relatively small area that’s now a free for all shooting range

I’m pretty sure the Russians saw this coming, the troop concentrations alone must have given it away, if not common sense
also notice that Russia sent in the Tu-214R on July 29th, just 2 days prior to the rebel offensive
meaning they have a J-STARS with the latest equipment mapping every move the rebels make right now
https://theaviationist.com/2016/07/31/russias-most-advanced-spyplane-has-deployed-to-syria-again/
any tank move will light up like a flare, especially in the open

but as has been suggested, this could be the rebels’ Kursk
ISIS did the same when SAA pushed on Al Tabqah, giving ground, drawing them in and then counter-attacking

the rebel offensive means they’re now at risk of getting cut off themselves, as their supply lines extend over no man’s land and their retreat is cut off by air power
the VKS’s response seem to confirm this, as they continue operations in other area’s, rather than refocus and try to seriously stop the advance
they’re drawing them in. the rebels probably know this, but they have little choice
once they’re in you mine the exit routes, and then barrel bomb the entire area

personally I would have pushed for Khanassir and cut off the Aleppo siege at it’s weakest point, which it seems is what ISIS is now doing
because obviously ISIS and the rebels aren’t both coordinated by the CIA

on the thermal imagers, this goes to show once again the usefulness of large UAVs, with advanced sensors and precision weapons, so they can sit on a choke point and not just collect data, but also instantly and accurately engage targets of opportunity

UCAV can never be cheaper than manned fighter for missile duels.

lol, of course it can be, it already is
back in 2003 they stripped down a Predator with a Stinger against a Mig-25 (which is kind of like sending a child with a knife against an AK-armed soldier)
but if you want a more capable alternative, take a UTAP-22, put some A2A missiles on it, use off board sensors to provide targetting data
now you’re throwing a $2 million UAV at $50+ million fighter jets, $100+ million in case of the latest US stealth jets

how UCAV can do dog fight?. do they have CFT or big fuel tanks to go fast and high into battle field.

better than humans, according to the latest research
https://www.inverse.com/article/17625-the-alpha-artificial-intelligence-drone-can-shoot-down-fighter-pilots
and of course a specifically designed dogfighting UCAV would not be limited by its human pilot, allowing for smaller, cheaper and super-maneuverable aircraft

I doubt a Eurofighter would last long against something like that

Kratos Receives Low-Cost Attritable Strike Unmanned Aerial System Demonstration Contract Award

http://ir.kratosdefense.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=978805

$3 million, to carry at least 2 SDB’s, 1500 miles range (about the same as an F-35 incidentally)
sounds like a reusable cruise missile, which is a pretty good idea
the reason I’m posting it here is because a possible mission mentioned is Offensive Counter Air (OCA) Maneuvers. not sure what that means, but there’s no reason not to put a pair of Sidewinders under these things and send them on air combat patrols

and here some older articles on air combat UCAVs

http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/towards-an-unmanned-air-combat-capability-part-1/

http://www.g2mil.com/fighter_uavs.htm