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UN teams deploy to Syrian coast as wildfires force hundreds to flee
United Nations teams have deployed to Syria's coast as wildfires rage for a fourth day. Officials say the fires in the ...
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Syria's coastal areas ravaged by wildfires
Forest fires raged on Sunday in Syria's coastal area for a fifth consecutive day, with neighbouring countries offering assistance to emergency workers battling to extinguish the blaze.Raed Al Saleh, ...
Wildfires sweep through forests in drought-hit Syrian coast in major test for new government
Massive wildfires have torn through Syria’s coastal mountain region of Jabal Turkman since Thursday, destroying thousands of ...
Turkey sends firefighting aircraft to Syria as wildfires rage on both sides of the border
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey sent two firefighting aircraft Saturday to help battle wildfires in neighboring Syria as Turkish ...
Wildfires Sweep Syria’s Coast as Drought Strains Fragile State
Firefighting efforts have been hampered by the presence of mines and unexploded ordnance left over from the civil war, as the country grapples with the worst drought in decades.