People pose for a photograph at a newly opened pub in front of a stencil of Syrian actor Duraid Lahham in Damascus, Syria, March 24, 2016. The writing on the wall reads: “Cheers to homeland”. In Damascus's Old City, just a mile from the battered frontline between government and rebel-held territory, young Syrians smoke, drink beer or soft drinks, and talk about anything but the war. (Photo by Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)
