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

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

(220205) -- SWEIDA, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Al-Muthana Hasan al-Shoufi, 53, collects cow dung to use later as heating fuel during the harsh winter in Syria on Jan. 23, 2022. As heating fuel has become out of reach for many Syrians because of the U.S. economic sanctions and its control over key oil fields in the country, farmers in the southern province of Sweida now resort to cow dung as an alternative to survive the harsh winter. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syrian farmers resort to cow dung as heating fuel amid U.S. sanctions" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

(220205) -- SWEIDA, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Al-Muthana Hasan al-Shoufi, 53, collects cow dung to use later as heating fuel during the harsh winter in Syria on Jan. 23, 2022. As heating fuel has become out of reach for many Syrians because of the U.S. economic sanctions and its control over key oil fields in the country, farmers in the southern province of Sweida now resort to cow dung as an alternative to survive the harsh winter. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syrian farmers resort to cow dung as heating fuel amid U.S. sanctions" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

(220205) -- SWEIDA, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Al-Muthana Hasan al-Shoufi, 53, and his family use cow dung as heating fuel in Sweida, Syria, on Jan. 23, 2022. As heating fuel has become out of reach for many Syrians because of the U.S. economic sanctions and its control over key oil fields in the country, farmers in the southern province of Sweida now resort to cow dung as an alternative to survive the harsh winter. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syrian farmers resort to cow dung as heating fuel amid U.S. sanctions" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

(220205) -- SWEIDA, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Al-Muthana Hasan al-Shoufi, 53, and his family use cow dung as heating fuel in Sweida, Syria, on Jan. 23, 2022. As heating fuel has become out of reach for many Syrians because of the U.S. economic sanctions and its control over key oil fields in the country, farmers in the southern province of Sweida now resort to cow dung as an alternative to survive the harsh winter. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syrian farmers resort to cow dung as heating fuel amid U.S. sanctions" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)