Name: Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster #News #CDN #Canada [Video]
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Description: DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble.

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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)

By Kareem Chehayeb The Associated Press

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble.

He is rebuilding his destroyed family house in the Qaboun neighborhood near Damascus, Syria ‘s capital.

Syria’s economic pains far from over despite Assad’s ouster [Video]

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