Syria’s ‘most imporant’ forest threatened by devestating wildfires

For over three months, firefighters have fought more than 4,000 wildfires threatening northern Syria, over 300 igniting since the start of July, according to Minister Raed al-Saleh. The fires are encroaching on the nation’s “most important” forested area. The al-Fronloq Protected Area is a nature preserve that spans 11,000 acres (4500 hectares). The forest is […]