In preparation for its export, the largest convoy of Iraqi fuel tankers enters Syria
In preparation for its export, the largest convoy of Iraqi fuel tankers enters Syria
2026-06-08
Shafaq News – Damascus
On Monday, a huge convoy of tankers loaded with Iraqi fuel entered Syrian territory through the Rabia-Yarubiya border crossing in Hasakah Governorate, in preparation for exporting it to global markets.
Shafaq News Agency’s correspondent in Syria documented the stoppage of the Iraqi tanker convoy on the international highway ( M4 ) inside Syrian territory, coming from the Rabia border crossing.
The reporter said that this convoy is the largest of the Iraqi fuel convoys entering Syrian territory, with more than 150 tankers, in preparation for heading to the city of Banias on the Syrian coast and from there to global markets.
At the beginning of May, the Syrian General Authority for Ports and Customs stated that “the movement of Iraqi fuel tankers through the Al-Yarubiyah border crossing is part of organized transit operations towards the Banias port, in preparation for re-export, in accordance with precise procedures to ensure smooth movement and efficient implementation.”
She explained that “these operations fall within the framework of ongoing efforts to activate Syria’s role as a regional logistics corridor, and to enhance transit traffic through land ports and harbors, which contributes to revitalizing trade and raising the efficiency of transport and supply chains.”
According to reports, this move comes after an agreement between the Iraqi and Syrian governments to export Iraqi oil derivatives through Syrian territory to global energy markets via the Mediterranean Sea.
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