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Drivers queue for gasoline in front of a petrol station in the Syrian capital Damascus on April 16, 2019. - Syria adopted new measures yesterday to curb fuel shortages President Bashar al-Assad's government has blamed on strangling Western sanctions on the war-torn country. The country's government has faced a barrage of international sanctions since the conflict started in 2011, including measures impacting the import of petroleum-related products. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)

Drivers queue for gasoline in front of a petrol station in the Syrian capital Damascus on April 16, 2019. - Syria adopted new measures yesterday to curb fuel shortages President Bashar al-Assad's government has blamed on strangling Western sanctions on the war-torn country. The country's government has faced a barrage of international sanctions since the conflict started in 2011, including measures impacting the import of petroleum-related products. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)
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A driver fills his car with gasoline after queueing in front of a petrol station in the Syrian capital Damascus on April 16, 2019. - Syria adopted new measures yesterday to curb fuel shortages President Bashar al-Assad's government has blamed on strangling Western sanctions on the war-torn country. The country's government has faced a barrage of international sanctions since the conflict started in 2011, including measures impacting the import of petroleum-related products. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)

A driver fills his car with gasoline after queueing in front of a petrol station in the Syrian capital Damascus on April 16, 2019. - Syria adopted new measures yesterday to curb fuel shortages President Bashar al-Assad's government has blamed on strangling Western sanctions on the war-torn country. The country's government has faced a barrage of international sanctions since the conflict started in 2011, including measures impacting the import of petroleum-related products. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)
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A driver fills his car with gasoline after queueing in front of a petrol station in the Syrian capital Damascus on April 16, 2019. - Syria adopted new measures yesterday to curb fuel shortages President Bashar al-Assad's government has blamed on strangling Western sanctions on the war-torn country. The country's government has faced a barrage of international sanctions since the conflict started in 2011, including measures impacting the import of petroleum-related products. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)

A driver fills his car with gasoline after queueing in front of a petrol station in the Syrian capital Damascus on April 16, 2019. - Syria adopted new measures yesterday to curb fuel shortages President Bashar al-Assad's government has blamed on strangling Western sanctions on the war-torn country. The country's government has faced a barrage of international sanctions since the conflict started in 2011, including measures impacting the import of petroleum-related products. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)
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