A Syrian boy walks at the popular Souk Tawil old market in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Russia's President Vladimir Putin spoke Wednesday with key players in the Syrian conflict including President Assad, ahead of a U.S.-Russia-engineered cease-fire, as the opposition and its backers voiced concerns that the proposed truce due to begin later this week would benefit the Syrian government. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar), APTOPIX