Syrian Mohammed Ibrahim (L) and Abu Majd distil melted plastic in a barrel as part of a refining process to produce fuel on September 10, 2016, in Aleppo's rebel-held eastern district of Sakhur. Food and fuel shortages have combined to make life a daily grind for residents of Aleppo, where many districts have to survive on three hours of generator-powered electricity a day -- and some make do with none at all. The operation of extracting fuel is riddled with dangers, and in this case had a shocking outcome. Just days after speaking to AFP, Abu Majd and his colleagues Abu Ahmed were burned to death when a barrel exploded during the melting process. / AFP PHOTO / KARAM AL-MASRI