Syrian fuel crisis - manufactured by the US UK Coalition

Just one of the many fuel queues (video below) in Damascus, filmed on our way home last night. Iran has just successfully delivered one tanker of oil to Banyas in Tartous with protection and air cover from Russia but it is not enough yet to put Syria back on its feet. In the last few weeks, the country has literally run dry. The government has introduced a scheme whereby drivers receive a text message giving them a time and date that they must be at a specific fuel station to receive twenty litres of fuel. This will cut down on the endless queues that were visible for many weeks, some up to 15km, people waiting up to 24 hours to fill up. People can only take 20 litres ever 7 days - this means many of the taxi drivers will have to sit at home for part of the week losing vital income to feed their families. 

Increased fuel prices - from 25,000 Syrian pounds ( $ 6 ) per 20L, the price is now 100,000 SYP per 20L ( $ 24 ). This huge price hike cannot be passed on to customers in most cases because nobody can afford to pay high transport prices. 

There are more Iranian tankers due to dock in Banyas which will further relieve the crisis but the US occupation of the oil fields and the draining of resources by US Coalition proxies like the SDF is crippling the country. People are living hand to mouth for fuel, electricity, gas, bread, heating oil, cooking oil etc etc. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KscegSoTBM