The Syrian Tribes Gathering: standing behind the Syrian Arab Army and rejecting the Turkish and American occupations

The participants in the Syrian Tribes Gathering affirmed their adherence to the unity of the Syrian lands, their stand behind the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad, their rejection of the Turkish and American occupations, and their support for the Syrian Arab Army until the liberation of every inch of the occupied Syrian land.

In the closing statement of the gathering that was held in Hama on December 5, the tribes declared their rejection of any illegal foreign presence on Syrian soil and condemned all forms of unfair economic sanctions imposed against the Syrians.

They stressed that the natural resources of Syria are the property of the Syrian people and no group has the right to control the country’s capabilities in cooperation with the foreign occupier.

They renewed their stand by the tribesmen in northern Syria in the face of the foreign occupation and its terrorist mercenaries.

In their closing statement, the tribal leaders  called on the members of the Syrian tribes who were displaced from their lands due to terrorism to return to the homeland to contribute to its reconstruction.

Sheikh Nawaf Trad al-Melhem, the Sheikh of the Hasana clan in the governorate of Homs, said that the tribal leaders and tribesmen in Syria will remain behind the brave Syrian Arab Army.

Sheikh Ali al-Amouri, the sheikh of the Al-Aqeedat Tribe in Hama, denounced the American and Turkish occupation of the Syrian lands.

Sheikh Faisal Ramadan said in his speech: “We are meeting today to affirm our absolute loyalty to the homeland and its leadership, and our total rejection of all forms of division and fragmentation.”

Adnan Hamad, a member of the People’s Assembly, praised in his speech the active role played by the tribes throughout the years of the terrorist war on Syria.

Sheikh Nawwaf Al-Shaman, the sheikh of the Al-Hadidin tribe in the provinces of Hama and Idlib, called on all displaced Syrians to return to the country and contribute to its reconstruction.

Sheikh Mamdouh Al-Fadaous, Sheikh of the Fawa’ara clan, renewed the Syrian tribes ’rejection of the American and Turkish occupation of the Syrian lands.

Sheikh Khaled Al-Daher, the sheikh of the Al-Halibat clan, stressed in his speech that the Syrian tribes have preserved their Arab identity, originality and noble values.

Jamal Al-Jasim, the sheikh of the Bashakem clan in Hama, said that the clans were and will remain the strong defender of the unity of Syrian land and people.

Muhammad Izzo al-Basha, the Amir of the Mawali Tribe, said that the Arab tribesmen in Syria have throughout history confronted Ottoman and French colonialism.

Mahmoud Al-Hajji, the sheikh of the Al-Khawabra clan, said that this meeting of tribes is an important step on the track to strengthening national unity.

O. al-Mohammad