Arabic version: إسقاط الورود فوق مهرجان صيف دمشق

According to Al Jazeera, Syrian army helicopters dropped roses on crowds at the Summer Syria festival at Damascus Citadel.

The display marked a sharp contrast with the country’s years of civil war, during which military aircraft were associated with conflict rather than a cultural celebration.

The rose drop was part of a wider push to revive cultural events in Syria after years of war.