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I N T E R N AT I O N A L W I L D F I R E
ON THE
FIRELINE
Wildfires in Syria, some reportedly set by
the terror group ISIS, turn deadly
n June, thousands of acres of farmland
in Syria were destroyed by wildfires,
some of them apparently set by terrorist
organizations.
According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), some of
the blazes were reportedly set by the Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIS or ISIL, out of
"cold-blooded revenge."
Many of the blazes have been fought by civilians,
including the people pictured here, who are attempting
to stave off a progressing fireline. As of June 16, 10 people
had died trying to fight the blazes, according to a Kurdish
broadcast news station.
Journalist Carol Off told the CBC that many of the
fires had apparently targeted farming communities and
other areas that had rejected ISIS rule. "This is a means
of exacting retribution-pure, cold-blooded revenge-
against those who ISIS cells, or perhaps ISIS at large, are
harboring serious grudges," Off said.
Beyond revenge, speculation has also included the
possibility that ISIS could be setting the fires in the hope
of turning people against the government. "If the state
continues to fail in tackling these fires...then ultimately
ISIS is betting that popular fury will turn on the state
itself for its failure to maintain stability," Off said. -AV
AP/WIDE WORLD
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