The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

For “not receiving diesel allocations” | Protestor assaults employee of Deir Ezzor Civil Council

Deir Ezzor province: The joint head of Deir Ezzor Civil Council was beaten inside the council by a protestor, who demanded their allocations of fuels and improvement of services, in the 7th kilometre northern to Deir Ezzor.

This comes after gathering of dozens of civilians to participate in protests in front of Deir Ezzor Civil Council in the “Autonomous Administration”, due to incomplete distribution of heating diesel.

On January 12, Dozens of residents of Al-Kibr village in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor took part in an angry protest to condemn not receiving heating diesel allocations via cards granted to them by “Autonomous Administration.”
According to SOHR activists, protesters expressed outrage at not getting heating diesel in light of the severe cold, amid blocking roads and raising slogans against petrol station owners.
Many petrol station owners refrain from distributing heating diesel allocations to the people to force the people to sell the diesel cards. The family who had this card receives 300 litres of diesel per year.
The villages and towns of the western countryside of Deir Ezzor have recently witnessed a series of protests against the leader of the Deir Ezzor military council, Abu Khawla, demanding that he be held accountable, and demanding better living conditions.