Bars in the Christian areas of Damascus have been on high alert after recent attacks that targeted establishments serving alcohol. In late April, surveillance footage outside a nightclub in Damascus went viral showing men and women fleeing the establishment with masked gunmen standing outside hitting them as they ran away. Britain-based war monitor The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the gunmen were from government-aligned militias, who raided the restaurant and fired warning shots. (AP Video: Abd Al-Rahman Shaheen, Production by Malak Harb)
Bar patrons in Damascus are fearful after recent attacks
Bars in the Christian areas of Damascus have been on high alert after recent attacks that targeted establishments serving alcohol. In late April, surveillance footage outside a nightclub in Damascus went viral showing men and women fleeing the establishment with masked gunmen standing outside hitting them as they ran away. Britain-based war monitor The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the gunmen were from government-aligned militias, who raided the restaurant and fired warning shots. (AP Video: Abd Al-Rahman Shaheen, Production by Malak Harb)