Anger simmers over Syria's economic collapse, but Assad appears secure

FILE PHOTO: A vendor waits for customers at a herbs and spices market in the old city of Damascus, Syria February 28, 2021. Picture taken February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi

AMMAN (Reuters) - In the back alleys of the old city of Damascus, Yaseen al-Obeid carries sacks of bricks to make some extra cash and supplement his monthly foreman's salary of $15.

Like many other Syrians, one job is not enough; the 52-year-old has to find money to feed his wife and six children.