A video purportedly shot in Syria shows gruesome executions . Peter Bergen : Events in Syria continue , and continue to involve both sides . He cites a Human Rights Watch report documenting a massacre on Aug. 4 . Bergen : While the world in the past few weeks has been distracted by the U.S. government shutdown and the brutal attack on the mall in Kenya by an al Qaeda affiliate that left at least 67 dead , the Syrian war has ground on . As the world 's attention grows , as many as 120,000 have died in Syria .
A video purportedly shot in Syria shows gruesome executions . Peter Bergen : Events in Syria continue , and continue to involve both sides . He cites a Human Rights Watch report documenting a massacre on Aug. 4 . Bergen : As the world 's attention grows , as many as 120,000 have died in Syria .