East of Aleppo

the long version

Stories involving the actions of UK forces in the Syrian conflict rarely make it into the corporate media. Some, like this one, are probably considered too parochial, a minor local incident when measured against the main event of the battle for Aleppo. Besides, editors would argue, to appreciate the significance of a piece about the tussle for control of a village bakery requires more background information than they have time or space for. And are their readers really that interested? --Cover