Syrians in the capital Damascus gather outside a bank to withdraw money from ATM, as the liquidity crisis has forced authorities to drastically limit cash withdrawals, leaving much of the population struggling to make ends meet. "I've been waiting for three, maybe four hours. I haven’t received my salary in a month and a half," says one man. Decades of punishing sanctions imposed on the Assad dynasty -- which the new authorities are seeking to have lifted -- have left about 90 percent of Syrians under the poverty line, according to the United Nations. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES