Checkpoints around Druze communities - in pictures

  • The main check point of Sahnaya, Damascus. All photos: Hasan Belal for The National
    The main check point of Sahnaya, Damascus. All photos: Hasan Belal for The National
  • A building in Sahnaya following the clashes between Druze armed forces and extremist factions
    A building in Sahnaya following the clashes between Druze armed forces and extremist factions
  • A girl and her mother collect bread
    A girl and her mother collect bread
  • Syrian General Security forces in Sahnaya
    Syrian General Security forces in Sahnaya
  • A public security checkpoint regulates traffic in Sahnaya
    A public security checkpoint regulates traffic in Sahnaya
  • Sahnaya residents return to normal daily following the clashes
    Sahnaya residents return to normal daily following the clashes
  • Charred remains of a building in Sahnaya
    Charred remains of a building in Sahnaya