{"id":19885,"date":"2025-07-06T17:59:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T17:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=19885"},"modified":"2025-07-06T17:59:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T17:59:32","slug":"massive-wildfires-ravage-latakia-countryside-as-syria-seeks-regional-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/07\/06\/massive-wildfires-ravage-latakia-countryside-as-syria-seeks-regional-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Wildfires Ravage Latakia Countryside as Syria Seeks Regional Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Shocking scenes of raging wildfires in the forests of Latakia\u2019s countryside in Syria have dominated social media platforms over the past two days.<\/p>\n<p>The flames have consumed vast areas, reaching unprecedented heights, while Syrian Civil Defense and White Helmets teams continue battling to contain them. High winds have significantly worsened the situation, expanding the fires and complicating efforts to control them.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"715\">Calls for Help<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"814\">In light of the escalating crisis, Syria officially requested assistance from Turkey and Jordan.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"1264\">Raed al-Saleh, Syria\u2019s Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management, announced via X (formerly Twitter) that he had spoken with Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry \u0130brahim Yumakl\u0131. They agreed to enhance field coordination starting Sunday morning, by increasing the number of firefighting teams and Turkish aircraft involved, while ensuring readiness of Turkish crews inside Syria to support efforts in extinguishing the widespread fires.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1266\" data-end=\"1531\">Meanwhile, Munir Mustafa, head of the White Helmets, posted a message of appreciation for Jordanian emergency crews, describing their support as a \u201cnoble gesture cherished by all Syrians, reflecting the values of solidarity and brotherhood between the two peoples.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0627\u0646\u0641\u062c\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0644\u0645\u062e\u0644\u0641\u0627\u062a \u062d\u0631\u0628 \u0648\u0630\u062e\u0627\u0626\u0631 \u063a\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0646\u0641\u062c\u0631\u0629 \u062a\u0632\u064a\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627\u0642\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0639\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u064a\u0648\u0627\u062c\u0647\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0637\u0641\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0648\u0646 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0625\u062e\u0645\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0627\u0626\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0627\u062c\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0636\u062e\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u062f\u0644\u0639\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0631\u064a\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0627\u0630\u0642\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u0644\u062b \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0648\u0627\u0644\u064a. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0641\u0627\u0639_\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u0646\u064a_\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B0%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0627\u0630\u0642\u064a\u0629<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%82?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062d\u0631\u0627\u0626\u0642<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a2tnfEqU8i\">pic.twitter.com\/a2tnfEqU8i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0641\u0627\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u0646\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a (@SyriaCivilDefe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SyriaCivilDefe\/status\/1941535885667021034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"1559\">Unsung Heroes<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1561\" data-end=\"1761\">Syrians reacted passionately to the work of rescue teams, highlighting their bravery under extreme conditions. One user wrote:&#8221;In times of crisis, the true hero emerges\u2014not for fame or applause.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1941\">Another commented:&#8221;Firefighters continue their struggle into the night to save the forests and villages. God&#8217;s hand is with the collective\u2014do not abandon the coastal woods.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0645\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u0646\u0628\u064a\u0644\u0629 \u0648\u063a\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0642\u0644\u0648\u0628\u0646\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0648\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0634\u0642\u0627\u0621 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0645\u0644\u0643\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0631\u062f\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0627\u0634\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a\u0646 \u0623\u0628\u062f\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0639\u062f\u0627\u062f\u0647\u0645 \u0648\u0648\u0635\u0644\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0644\u0645\u0624\u0627\u0632\u0631\u0629 \u0641\u0631\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0637\u0641\u0627\u0621 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0641\u0627\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u0646\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a \u0648\u0648\u0632\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0648\u0627\u0631\u0626 \u0648\u0625\u062f\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0648\u0627\u0631\u062b \u0641\u064a \u0639\u0645\u0644\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0625\u062e\u0645\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0627\u0626\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0627\u062c\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0631\u064a\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0627\u0630\u0642\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0627\u0642\u0641 \u062a\u0639\u0646\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062b\u064a\u0631 \u0644\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u064a\u0646\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EUoFdSkcF9\">pic.twitter.com\/EUoFdSkcF9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Monir Mustafa (@MonirMustafa3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonirMustafa3\/status\/1941762037530411146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1948\" data-end=\"1979\">Suspicions and Theories<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1981\" data-end=\"2355\">As the flames intensified, so did public questions about whether the fires were natural or deliberately set. Activists pointed out the simultaneous outbreak of fires across multiple areas in Latakia\u2019s countryside\u2014including Damsarkho, Al-Omroniyah, and Sfoobin\u2014as evidence of arson. One major blaze reportedly still rages near a military barracks between Sqoubin and Sanjwan.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2620\">Eyewitnesses described the fires as spreading rapidly and being hard to control. Many speculated that the blazes were intended to target forested zones and private property, or to distract from other issues, potentially aiming to create chaos and drain resources.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0647\u0644 \u062a\u0633\u062a\u0637\u064a\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0645\u064a\u064a\u0632 \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0647\u0630\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0637\u0644\u064a\u0646 \u061f<br \/>\n\u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644\u0649 \u0644\u0631\u062c\u0644 \u0625\u0637\u0641\u0627\u0621 2021 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0631\u062c\u0644 \u0625\u0637\u0641\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645<br \/>\n\u0647\u0645\u0627 \u0628\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0648\u0627\u062c\u0647\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u064a\u0634\u0639\u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0643\u0644 \u0645\u0646 \u064a\u0641\u0631\u0651\u0642 \u0628\u064a\u0646\u0647\u0645\u0627 .<br \/>\n\u0646\u0642\u0644\u0627\u064b \u0639\u0646 \u0635\u0641\u062d\u0629 Naji Darwish<br \/>\n\u0634\u0643\u0631\u0627\u064b \u0644\u0643\u0644 \u0645\u0646 \u064a\u0639\u0645\u0644 \u0628\u0635\u0645\u062a \u0644\u0623\u062c\u0644 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0644\u0627\u062f.. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%82?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062d\u0631\u0627\u0626\u0642<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B0%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0627\u0630\u0642\u064a\u0629<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%84?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0642\u0633\u0637\u0644<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0641\u0627\u0639_\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u0646\u064a_\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B0_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0648\u0630_\u0627\u0644\u0628\u064a\u0636\u0627\u0621<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BglxyMZHXH\">pic.twitter.com\/BglxyMZHXH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0623\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0631\u0627.. (@lifemelody94) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lifemelody94\/status\/1941495984082780321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2627\" data-end=\"2651\">Additional Theories:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2653\" data-end=\"2993\">\n<li data-start=\"2653\" data-end=\"2790\">\n<p data-start=\"2655\" data-end=\"2790\">Coal Traders&#8217; Involvement: Some bloggers suggested that charcoal dealers might be behind the fires, seeking to exploit forest wood.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2791\" data-end=\"2993\">\n<p data-start=\"2793\" data-end=\"2993\">Planted Explosives: Others referenced reports claiming remnants of regime forces had planted mines that could ignite fires, especially given the recurrence of wildfires in closely timed intervals.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2995\" data-end=\"3330\">In response, Syrian Civil Defense urged locals to cooperate and report any suspected arsonists. A number of activists also called for temporarily suspending all public celebrations until civil defense teams complete their efforts to extinguish the fires, which are now threatening several villages and towns in the Latakia countryside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Shocking scenes of raging wildfires in the forests of Latakia\u2019s countryside in Syria have dominated social media platforms over the past two days. The flames have consumed vast areas, reaching unprecedented heights, while Syrian Civil Defense and White Helmets teams continue battling to contain them. 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