Russia's air strikes in Syria have sparked a raging controversy, that it is acting on behalf of the Assad regime. The regime on the other hand has attacked UK and France for violating its airspace. These skirmishes only underline how the great game being played in Syria is exacerbating the war, and the refugee crisis. We report how the war games in Syria has had a devastating impact on the lives of refugees as they move from one zone of conflict to the next.