Wildfire near Sīnah, Iraq (2026)

Wildfire near Sīnah — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Sīnah — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 10 km south of Sīnah.

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning across Iraq, the active wildfire has grown to 100 hectares (247 acres) since it started on July 24, 2026.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside four heat detections registered over the past 48 hours.

In context

This wildfire burned in Iraq for 4 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.