BEIRUT – The lines stretch for miles outside gas stations in Syrian cities, with an average wait of five hours to fill up a tank.
At bakeries, people push and shove during long, chaotic waits for their turn to collect the quota of two bread packs a day per family.
On the streets in the capital of Damascus, beggars accost motorists and passers-by, pleading for food or money. Medicines, baby milk and diapers can hardly be found.
As Syria marks the 10th anniversary Monday of the start of its uprising-turned-civil war, President Bashar Assad may still be in power, propped up by Russia and Iran.