Victory will be achieved soon, says Grand Mufti

TARTOUS, (S.T) – Blasts, assassinations and massacres being perpetrated by terrorists won’tundermine Syrians’ determination to achieve victory, the Republic’s Grand Mufti said.

Dr. Ahmad BadreddinHassoun called on those who have been misled and those who call themselves opposition to reconsider their stances, stressing that freedom couldn’t berealized through murder, bloodshed and bombings.

In a meeting with martyrs’ families on Wednesday at the Arab Cultural Center in Tartouscity, Hassoun said :”Victory will be achieved soon, and the conspiracy against Syria is at an end.”

The Grand Mufti stressed that Syria is now paying the price of its stances towards just Arab causes, its support for the resistance, its refusal to abandon the Palestinian cause, and its rejection of dividing Lebanon and invading Iraq.

For their part, martyrs’ relatives said that every drop of blood being shed on Syria’s soil will make the Syrians stronger and more determined to defend their homeland.

On the other hand, the Grand Mufti met displaced families, temporary living in the Social Affairs and Labor department and al-Bassel Camp.

He affirmed that they will return to their homes within the next couple of weeks.

Some 300,000 displaced people have arrived in Tartous government, fleeing terrorism in Homs, Aleppo and Damascus countryside. The government is working hard to provide them with all facilities.

Basma Qaddour