Photos of Syrian firefighters struggling with weeklong fires
Emergency responders with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, work to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, early Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
LATAKIA, Syria (AP) — Syrian firefighters are working to extinguish wildfires, which started last week, with reinforcements from Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
A Turkish helicopter drops water on the flames as it helps fight a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, early Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
A Turkish helicopter drops water on the flames as it helps fight a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, early Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Emergency responders with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, work to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, early Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Emergency responders with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, work to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, early Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
An emergency responder with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, sits next to a car exhausted while working to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, early Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
An emergency responder with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, sits next to a car exhausted while working to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, early Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Smoke rises into the sky on the fifth consecutive day of a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Smoke rises into the sky on the fifth consecutive day of a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
A member of the Alhayat Volunteer Team uses an oxygen mask while receiving treatment for smoke inhalation after participating in efforts to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, early Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
A member of the Alhayat Volunteer Team uses an oxygen mask while receiving treatment for smoke inhalation after participating in efforts to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, early Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Smoke rises into the sky during a wildfirenear the town of Rabia, Syria, in the Latakia countryside, late Sunday, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Smoke rises into the sky during a wildfirenear the town of Rabia, Syria, in the Latakia countryside, late Sunday, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
A fire truck sits on a road amid a wide stretch of burned hills, as smoke rises into the sky in the background on the fifth consecutive day of a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
A fire truck sits on a road amid a wide stretch of burned hills, as smoke rises into the sky in the background on the fifth consecutive day of a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Emergency responders with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, take a break to rest while working to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, early Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Emergency responders with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, take a break to rest while working to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, early Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Emergency responders with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, work to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Emergency responders with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, work to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Emergency responders with the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, work to extinguish a wildfire in the town of Rabia, in the Latakia countryside, Syria, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Emergency responders with the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, work to extinguish a wildfire in the town of Rabia, in the Latakia countryside, Syria, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Jordanian Black Hawk helicopters carry out water-filling operations to help extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Jordanian Black Hawk helicopters carry out water-filling operations to help extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria’s Latakia countryside, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Emergency responders with the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, work to extinguish a wildfire in the town of Rabia, in the Latakia countryside, Syria, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Emergency responders with the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, work to extinguish a wildfire in the town of Rabia, in the Latakia countryside, Syria, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Smoke rises into the sky during a wildfire in the town of Rabia, Syria, in the Latakia countryside, on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Smoke rises into the sky during a wildfire in the town of Rabia, Syria, in the Latakia countryside, on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
An emergency responder with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, watches as smoke and flames rise from burning trees during a wildfire in the town of Rabia, Syria, in the Latakia countryside, on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
An emergency responder with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, watches as smoke and flames rise from burning trees during a wildfire in the town of Rabia, Syria, in the Latakia countryside, on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)