well, the beginning of the end of isis perhaps. and that follows after the battle of mosul. this week was the battle of mosul. this week was the one year anniversary since the battle of mosul was launched to liberate the biggest holding of isis in iraq. now you have the same in syria. in that sense it is an important moment. but if we are talking about the war in syria, the war in syria was never about isis. isis became a by—product. if you go back to the root causes of what happens —— happened in syria, it continues and is is even worse. we have turkish troops in idlib. iraq has militia all over syria and have now got a stronghold in damascus and the surrounding area. the parties that are there and armed continue and are strengthened. and we are nowhere near a political resolution to try to at least preserve lives in syria. i think raqqa is a moment to ta ke syria. i think raqqa is a moment to take stock. but it is not this