As wildfires ravage Latakia, Syria seeks EU support: What to know

BEIRUT — Syria’s authorities appealed Tuesday to the European Union for support in battling massive wildfires that have been engulfing the country’s northwestern coastal region for the sixth consecutive day.

Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management Raed Saleh wrote in a post on X that authorities reached out to the EU for assistance as Syrian civil defense teams continue to extinguish the fires in Latakia province.

On July 3, a series of devastating wildfires spread across forests…