(Zaman Al Wasl)- Crop fires have burned more than 300 hectares in northeastern Syria, including areas under Turkish army control, local activists told Zaman al-Wasl.
A massive fire flared up early Friday in an array of villages in Turkish-held Ras al-Ayn region north of Hasakah province.
Local farmers have extinguished the fire that hit the unharvested barley crop.
Blaze has also destroyed tens of hectares in Raqqa and Deir Ezzor provinces, according to Zaman al-Wasl reporter.
Activists have blamed extremist Islamic State and YPG militias for launching such attacks.
According to the Agricultural Directorate in Deir Ezzor, farmers have cultivated about 70,000 hectares, mostly wheat and barley.
Last year, crop fires in northeastern Syria caused $50 million in damage to wheat and barley harvests.
At least 14 farmers died in 2019 while desperately trying to save their crops from arsonists and to save their livelihoods.
Zaman Al Wasl
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