Anbar Province has begun receiving the first tankers carrying imported gasoline for the Iraqi market from Syria’s Baniyas Port through the Al-Waleed border crossing, as part of a plan to bring in around 3,000 tankers to strengthen domestic fuel supplies.
Al-Rutba District Administrator Imad Al-Rishawi said Saturday that the first tankers began crossing in recent days and that deliveries were continuing smoothly without major obstacles, following coordination between Iraqi and Syrian authorities.
The tankers arrived after gasoline shipments were unloaded at Baniyas Port before being transported by road into Iraq, marking the initial stage of imports through the new route.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Petroleum Company announced that the first convoys had begun heading toward the Iraqi border. The company said three vessels carrying petroleum products had arrived at Syrian ports, with one vessel unloaded with 32,000 tons of gasoline, while the remaining two were awaiting unloading.
Loading operations for road tankers began on September 22, with two convoys dispatched so far. The first included 10 tankers and the second 55, while the ports are preparing to raise their daily loading capacity to 150 tankers once the remaining vehicles arrive.
The move comes as part of efforts to increase gasoline supplies and address fuel shortages reported in Baghdad and several other Iraqi provinces in recent weeks.
