Besieged Aleppo turns to dangerous 'alternative' fuels

In a destroyed building in Syria's Aleppo, neighbours Abu Ahmed and Mohammed Ibrahim desperately rummaged through rubble and debris in search of scraps of plastic to turn into fuel. Residents of the rebel-held eastern districts of the city have struggled to keep their cars running or their electricity on since government forces first besieged their neighbourhoods this summer. "There's no more fuel on the market, no heating oil, no petrol, no gas," said Abu Ahmed, 40.

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