War-weary Syrians seek food, fuel in new trade with Kurdistan
Through an informal border crossing overseen by the KRG, thousands of Syrians are traveling on foot each day to and from Iraqi Kurdistan to buy food and fuel for their families.
Syrian smugglers begin the 4 hour walk from Iraq into Syria. Due to the recent conflict in Syria there is a gasoline shortage in the country. Syrian smugglers purchase gasoline in Iraq and smuggle it into Syria for a profit of about $0.40 per liter. Smugglers carry between 10 and 30 liters per person on the 7 hour roundtrip journey that often takes them through frozen mud and snow. (ARAM KARIM/Metrography/Iraq Oil Report)
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