Shipments Begin Arriving
New diesel shipments began reaching Aleppo city and its countryside on the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026, allowing six stations to resume sales and easing a severe shortage. The arrivals offered partial relief after days of acute scarcity that had idled vehicles and lengthened lines across the city and surrounding towns.
Station operators reported that 18 tankers, each carrying roughly 22,000 liters, reached the city that day, though several were delayed by breakdowns on the road.
Queues and Clashes Persist
The volumes fell short of the backlog. One station that had been out of service for three days drew more than 100 waiting cars, while another near Khan al-Assal exhausted its four to five tankers by around 5 to 6 a.m. and waited for a fresh delivery. A separate station on the Damascus road began distributing fuel at about 4 a.m.
Disputes among drivers at crowded stations drew police, security, and traffic officers to intervene. Operators said about 140 fuel allocations had been assigned to Aleppo and its countryside, but only part of that had arrived.
Fuel Prices
At the pumps, premium "super" fuel sold for 175 Syrian pounds (SYP) per liter, mainly for modern cars, while "Iraqi" diesel for trucks and ordinary vehicles sold for 150 SYP, in limited quantities. Heating diesel, priced at 115 SYP per liter, had not yet reached Aleppo or its immediate surroundings.
Rules and Outlook
Authorities require stations selling certain fuel grades to operate outside city centers and residential areas, along international roads. Continued deliveries over the coming days could gradually stabilize supply, but that depends on tankers keeping pace with demand, and heating-diesel distribution in the city had not yet begun. With winter approaching, the absence of heating fuel remained the sharpest concern for households across the area.