The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the ...

LATAKIA, Syria - For several days, Syria’s coastal province of Latakia has been grappling with relentless wildfires. Although ...

The bombing at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, last month that killed over two dozen people is an indication that ...

The mountainous coastal region in northwest Syria, particularly the northern rural areas of Latakia, is experiencing one of ...

Syrian firefighters are combating severe wildfires exacerbated by heavy winds and leftover war ordnance. Despite ...

Syrian authorities said wildfires have turned 100 sq km (40 sq miles) of forest "to ash" in Latakia province, as Jordanian ...

Swathes of forested area and farmland have burnt, some villages evacuated as fires raged, including near the Turkish border.

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.

Syrian authorities, supported by Jordanian and Turkish teams, continue to combat massive wildfires that have destroyed tens ...

Syria's Latakia faces historic wildfires - 100km² burned, 5,000+ displaced. "Nothing left but ash" as flames destroy villages. Civil Defense battles fires amid landmines & drought. EU aid requested as ...

International and local teams battle relentless wildfires in Syria’s Latakia, displacing over 1,000 and devastating forests.