Wildfires expanded at the beginning of July, particularly in the Qastal Ma'af area and generally across the Turkman and Kurd Mountains. This was due to harsh weather conditions, strong winds, and remnants of war that hindered the movement of firefighting teams, resulting in the burning of over 10,000 hectares of forested land, according to Syria’s Emergency Minister Raed Al-Saleh.
The minister announced that more than 80 teams—including Civil Defense, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the forestry fire brigade under the Ministry of Agriculture, helicopters from the Ministry of Defense, along with community efforts and volunteer organizations helping to supply water to fire trucks—are involved. Rapid intervention from Jordan, Turkey, and Lebanon by land and air is also supporting the firefighting teams.
He added that efforts on July 7 are focused on preventing the fires from reaching the Farnlaq Reserve, which is classified as Syria’s largest and most important forest. Lebanese aircraft are planned to join the firefighting operations.
Moumin Sawady



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