Steven Sahiounie July 30, 2023 READ

Wildfires broke out on July 25 in Latakia province in northwest Syria and are still burning amid new fires being started.  The fires spread quickly by a sudden unusual wind which whipped up. The whole country, and the adjacent Mediterranean region, is in a heat-wave which sets the stage for such a devastating fire burning crops, forests and homes. However, this was not a chance wildfire, but was an act of terrorism.