An anti-Assad regime demonstration under way in Suweida, southern Syria, in early June 2020. AFP
After nearly a decade of war, Syria is crumbling under the weight of a repressive, corrupt ruling elite, a pandemic and an economic downslide compounded by western sanctions. AP Photo
Souvenir plates bearing the Syrian flag and the portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar Al Assad are pictured in a shop in a bazaar in old Damascus. AFP
A man works in his metal workshop beneath a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in old Damascus earlier this week. AFP
A Syrian boy carrying textiles is pictured in the bazaar in old Damascus. AFP
A Syrian shopkeeper waits for customers in a bazaar in old Damascus. AFP
Syrians walk in old Damascus in front of a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. AFP
Syrian shoppers walk in the bazaar in old Damascus. AFP
Syrian men work in their bakery in old Damascus. AFP
Employees stack packets of the Syrian pound in the Central Syrian Bank in Damascus. AP Photo
An anti-Assad regime demonstration under way in Suweida, southern Syria, in early June 2020. AFP
After nearly a decade of war, Syria is crumbling under the weight of a repressive, corrupt ruling elite, a pandemic and an economic downslide compounded by western sanctions. AP Photo
Souvenir plates bearing the Syrian flag and the portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar Al Assad are pictured in a shop in a bazaar in old Damascus. AFP
A man works in his metal workshop beneath a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in old Damascus earlier this week. AFP
A Syrian boy carrying textiles is pictured in the bazaar in old Damascus. AFP
A Syrian shopkeeper waits for customers in a bazaar in old Damascus. AFP
Syrians walk in old Damascus in front of a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. AFP
Syrian shoppers walk in the bazaar in old Damascus. AFP
Syrian men work in their bakery in old Damascus. AFP
Employees stack packets of the Syrian pound in the Central Syrian Bank in Damascus. AP Photo
An anti-Assad regime demonstration under way in Suweida, southern Syria, in early June 2020. AFP
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