President assad is getting control over syria. This is the culmination of this dreadful civil war that has been taking place since march 2011. Seven years. They still have the kurdish part in northern syria, is is in retreat, other rebels are in retreat, but the brutality has been terrible. Women and children amongst the casualties. It is awful to read. There is a report in the independent about some of the injuries to children. The picture on the front of the guardian is traffic enough. Apparently some of the images coming out of syria are too horrible to print. The front page of the independent on the same story. Massacre in syria. Another very dramatic front page. Somebody racing away from another explosion with a child in his arms. People probably do not want to read any more about this. There is a fatigue about this. But it is important that we do Pay Attention to this. I do not know what can be done. The civil war has been going on for so long that if the west could have interven