Syrians try to overcome fuel crisis by turning to Mother Nature

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Syrians try to overcome fuel crisis by turning to Mother Nature

STORY: Syrians try to overcome fuel crisis by turning to Mother Nature DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:26 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas stations 2. various of a worker cutting wood 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD JUHA, Woodcutter 4. various of Al-muthana al-Shoufi collecting the cow dung 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AL-MUTHANA AL-SHOUFI, Farmer 6. various of the olive pomace 7. various of the pistachio shells heater 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ABDULLAH ALI TWAIT, Owner of local heater factory 9. various of U.S. troops in Hasakah 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD AL-OMARI, Syrian political expert 11. various of oil fields in eastern Syria STORYLINE: Amid a lingering fuel crisis, and the hardships that have come along as a result of the U.S. sanctions, Syrians had to figure out solutions to make up for the lack of diesel and gas. In the capital Damascus, the demand for firewood has dramatically increased as people started using it for heaters in the winter and for

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