"We were literally surrounded": in Syria, the country's last large forest goes up in smoke
Muriel Rozelier (special correspondent in Al-Imane, Syria)
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An aerial view of the forest fire that has been raging for five days in Latakia, Syria, on July 7, 2025. ABD NAJJAR / ANADOLU/AFP
The fires, which began in Syria just over a week ago, are concentrated in the mountainous hinterland of Latakia, on the Mediterranean coast, where dense forests have been weakened by months of heat and insufficient rainfall. Authorities are struggling to cope.
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