Manbij... A stifling fuel crisis and dozens of cars waiting in line

ARK News… The city of Manbij, which is under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), is suffering from a severe fuel crisis, and the people are upset about the poor situation and the continuing crises.

Pictures on social media showed dozens of cars waiting in line to get their allocations from Umm Al-Qura gas station in Manbij.

In this regard, a special source told ARK, on Wednesday, October 30, 2023, that the people of the city are suffering from a fuel crisis, and are waiting long hours in queues at gas stations to obtain their fuel allocations, which has affected transportation and commercial and industrial activity.

The source added, the residents of Manbij and its countryside depend mainly on agriculture, especially the cultivation of grains, vegetables, and fruit trees, in addition to commercial businesses. Therefore, this crisis has harmed the people and pushed many of them to turn to the black market to meet their fuel needs.

Last September, the PYD administration raised the price of a liter of transport and industrial diesel from 525 to 2,050 Syrian pounds and the price of free diesel from 1,700 to 4,100. One liter is sold on the black market for about 5,000 Syrian pounds.

The cities of Syrian Kurdistan and the cities under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are suffering from a stifling fuel crisis that has negatively affected the daily lives of citizens.

In this context, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed in its report, Sunday, November 5, 2023, the provision of oil resources to the Syrian Democratic Forces, the Syrian regime, and the National Army.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported, “Huge convoys containing hundreds of tankers left the areas under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces in the Deir Ez-Zor desert, loaded with oil resources. Some of the tanks headed towards the areas under the control of the factions of the National Army within the Euphrates Shield, and another section.” He went towards areas controlled by regime forces.”

The Observatory indicated that the supply process is continuing. “It was observed on last October 16 that oil tankers were heading from the SDF areas to the Euphrates Shield areas via the Umm Jaloud crossing in the Manbij countryside.”

The ARK website had confirmed in previous reports, according to eyewitnesses and media activists, that the PYD administration was supplying areas under the control of the opposition and the Syrian regime with fuel through tankers loaded with oil resources through the crossings separating the two parties.

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