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Civil defense and firefighting teams on Thursday extinguished two forest fires that broke out in the Sarstan Reserve and Jdeidet Hazour village in the Safita area of Tartous Governorate.
Ahmad al-Khatib, Head of Operations at the Civil Defense, informed SANAโs correspondent that the teams quickly headed to the fire sites to contain the flames, but faced difficulties due to rugged terrain and strong winds.
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