Wildfire near Al Jawādīyah, Syria (2026)

Wildfire near Al Jawādīyah — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Al Jawādīyah — 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 15 km northeast of Al Jawādīyah.

Summary written on Jul 25, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning in Syria, an active wildfire spanning 280 hectares (692 acres) that started on July 24, 2026, is currently exhibiting an intense heat signature from its peak fire radiative power, according to satellite monitoring.

In the past 48 hours, satellites have detected 12 heat signatures clustered nearby, indicating the ongoing spread and activity of the blaze.

In context

This wildfire burned in Syria for 4 days. In total it burned about 280 ha (692 acres) — around 2.8 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.