 This is The World. I'm Marco Werman. A court in Paris has upheld an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. France issued the warrant last year for Assad's 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, Assad has emerged from pariah status to being largely accepted as the de facto ruler of Syria again.