A policy from the Syrian Olympians in London: Don't talk about the war back home. "We never talk about this," says Bayan Jumah, a swimmer from Aleppo, a city wrecked with violence during one of the most important battles of a 17-month uprising against the government of President Bashar Assad. Assad is urging his armed forces to step up the fight against rebels in Aleppo and the U.N. reported a significant escalation in the civil war with the military using warplanes to fire on opposition fighters. Jumah says she is in touch with her family and worries about them just "a little bit, but not so much." She spoke after competing in the 100-meter freestyle at the London Games Wednesday. — Barbara Surk — Twitter http://twitter.com/BarbaraSurkAP ___ EDITOR'S NOTE — "Eyes on London" shows you the Olympics through the eyes of Associated Press journalists across the 2012 Olympic city and around the world. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.
SYRIANS DON'T TALK WAR
— Aug. 1 9:58 AM EDT
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Syria's Bayan Jumah reacts after finishing second in a women's 100-meter freestyle swimming heat at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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