While I agree with your point, and I'm assuming your statement was directed at 1OldGI's comment about "a radical islamic government", technically, he's not wrong.
The CIA even considers the government in Syria to be a "Republic under authoritarian regime"
(reference).
Now, I'll also say that just because they are radical (read: commit heinous crimes, at least according to John Kerry, not that I trust the man), and just because they are Muslim means nothing in and of itself. Evil is universal across all religions.