Russia's overseas envoys have continued their seemingly newfound tradition of attempting to dispense international relations LOLs on their English-language Twitter accounts.

Following up similar examples from the Russian mission to Nato and the Russian embassy in the UK, the official Twitter account of the Kremlin's representatives in the UAE has been joking around about the Syrian civil war and suggesting all groups opposing the regime are terrorists.

On Monday morning, the Russian Embassy in the UAE shared a photo mocking the complexity of the Syrian civil war in an apparent attempt to disparage the efforts of the US and its allies who have armed non-extremist anti-government forces in the country.

Vladimir Putin's government, meanwhile, authorised airstrikes against Isis and other rebel forces last week which the West says is only aimed at restoring power for the regime of Bashar al-Assad, its ally - angering Nato nations like Turkey that oppose the dictator.