The militant group “Saraya Ansar al-Sunna” has claimed responsibility for ongoing multiple fires in Syria. The Forest fires, started in the Latakia mountains, northwest of the country, on Thursday.
Raed Saleh, Minister of Emergency and Disaster, said on Sunday, about 10,000 hectares in 28 locations have turned to ashes due to these fires.
The fires remain uncontained and broke out simultaneously at different locations, with no natural factors present to cause ignition.
Some 100 firefighters from Türkiye and Jordan are battling the blaze.
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