Full title: Syrian passports include a photo of Souq al-Hamidiyah, a famous historic marketplace in Damascus. Apparently, the image was taken from the internet without removing the photographer’s watermark, “Wassim al-Asmar Photography,” which means the watermark ended up being printed on Syrian passports.
The image used on Syrian passports features a photograph of Souq al-Hamidiyah, a historic marketplace in Damascus. The photo appears to have been sourced from the internet without removing the photographer’s watermark, “Wassim al-Asmar Photography,” resulting in the watermark being printed on the passports.
But it is Syria so it is as likely that some government aligned elements decide to burn your whole life down to keep you from making someone look incompetent. That is if the guy survived the war.