 this is the world i'm marco worman accord in paris is upheld an international arrest warrant for syrian president bashar al-assad francis you the warrant last year for us odds alleged complicity in war crimes during syria's civil war including the use of chemical weapons against civilians the war in syria has taken a lot of turns since it started notably aside as emerged from pariah status being largely accepted as the de facto ruler of syria again we have to talk to all to help us understand how that happened