ALBAWABA - Syria's Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management, Raed al-Saleh, announced that civil defense and firefighting teams were able to stop the spread of fires along all fronts in the northern Latakia countryside, a step toward controlling the blazes.
Saleh said on X early Sunday morning that firefighting teams were able to stop the spread of the fire along all fronts, indicating that this is a step toward controlling the blazes, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
Saleh added: "The scene is changing, and the smoke is beginning to clear. Teams are intensively continuing efforts to extinguish the remaining fires and cool those that have been extinguished. According to current data, the situation is heading toward control, followed by a transition to comprehensive cooling operations."
Syrian men try to extinguish a fire in a wheat field outside Qamishli in northeastern Syria, on June 2, 2025. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)
For the 10th consecutive day, Syrian Civil Defense teams, firefighting brigades, and their supporting teams from Jordan and other countries continue their tireless efforts to prevent the loss of further green forest areas and contain the fires before they spread to the Al-Farlaq and Kasab forests, whose edges had been engulfed by flames over the past two days.
The teams were able to establish effective fire lines that prevented the fire from entering these sensitive areas, despite the difficult conditions they face.
Strong winds contribute to the sudden spread of the fire, and the presence of mines and war remnants causes repeated explosions and poses a direct threat to the personnel working on the ground.
