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Shoppers walk through the old city market in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Shoppers walk through the old city market in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Shoppers fill the old city market in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Shoppers fill the old city market in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Samir al-Baghdadi, 46, works on his family house which was damaged during the civil war in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Samir al-Baghdadi, 46, works on his family house which was damaged during the civil war in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Commuters navigate heavy traffic in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Commuters navigate heavy traffic in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Samir al-Baghdadi, 46, jumps from a wall of his family home which was destroyed during the civil war in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Samir al-Baghdadi, 46, jumps from a wall of his family home which was destroyed during the civil war in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

A shop owner sits inside his store in the old city market in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

A shop owner sits inside his store in the old city market in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Samir al-Baghdadi, 46, left, stands on his brother Fayez outside his family's home that was destroyed during the civil war in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Samir al-Baghdadi, 46, left, stands on his brother Fayez outside his family's home that was destroyed during the civil war in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Shoppers walk through the old city market in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Shoppers walk through the old city market in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Tools, a jacket, and a bag with a copy of the Quran hang on the wall of Samir al-Baghdadi's family home that was damaged during the civil war in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Tools, a jacket, and a bag with a copy of the Quran hang on the wall of Samir al-Baghdadi's family home that was damaged during the civil war in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Carpenter Abou Samir works at his workshop in the old city market of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Carpenter Abou Samir works at his workshop in the old city market of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Samir al-Baghdadi, 46, talks on his cell phone amid the rubble of his family home that was destroyed during the civil war in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Samir al-Baghdadi, 46, talks on his cell phone amid the rubble of his family home that was destroyed during the civil war in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

The sons of Samir al-Baghdadi, Mohammad Omar, left, and Mohammad Ame, shovel rubble as they help their father repair their family home that was damaged during the civil war in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

The sons of Samir al-Baghdadi, Mohammad Omar, left, and Mohammad Ame, shovel rubble as they help their father repair their family home that was damaged during the civil war in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Signs advertize wedding dresses for sale in the old city market in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Signs advertize wedding dresses for sale in the old city market in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

The Qadam train station, which was damaged during the civil war between rebel forces and ousted President Bashar Assad's forces, stands in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

The Qadam train station, which was damaged during the civil war between rebel forces and ousted President Bashar Assad's forces, stands in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)