A dissatisfied citizen complains about the poor quality of diesel in Kobani: it has no smell and is not fit for consumption

ARK News… In conjunction with the PYD administration’s continued sending of oil resources to areas under the control of the Syrian regime and the Syrian opposition, the areas under its control in Syrian Kurdistan are witnessing a stifling fuel crisis, and after waiting for long hours to obtain their fuel allocations, Kurdish citizens are suffering from the poor quality of heating diesel distributed from Before the PYD administration in Kobani, Syrian Kurdistan.

The city of Kobani in Syrian Kurdistan is suffering from a continuing fuel crisis, amid residents’ dissatisfaction with the worsening conditions in various areas.

In a video clip sent to ARK, on Monday, November 20, 2023, in which a Kurdish citizen suffers from the poor quality of diesel, complaining and resenting: “This is what I got from my allotments, diesel that is not suitable for heating, even though we are at the beginning of winter, it has no smell and its shape is as you can see the shape of grease.” If we are exposed to a fire, they will blame us and say that negligence led you to this, and they do not realize what kind of diesel we get.”

The citizen added: “This type of diesel will not be accepted. This type is not suitable for consumption and use and is not suitable for anything.”

In a clear challenge to the fact that diesel fuel was not usable, the citizen lit a fire next to the barrel, indicating that the material resembled everything except diesel fuel.

On previous dates, videos obtained by ARK showed dozens of cars waiting in line in front of gas stations in the city of Kobani.

Private sources said: “Gas stations are witnessing severe crowding, and residents are dissatisfied with the continuing crisis, which has affected transportation and commercial and industrial activity.”

She added, "The residents of Kobani and its countryside depend on agriculture, and the continuing fuel crisis has led to the disruption and delay of the agricultural season, which will cause serious harm to the farmers who depend on it as a source of livelihood."

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 regard, 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 Observatory reported that “huge convoys containing hundreds of tankers departed from 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 areas under the control of the factions of the “National Army” within the “Euphrates Shield,” and another section went toward areas controlled by the “National Army” factions. Regime forces.

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

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