Wounded Syrian Soldier Adel Sleiman Ends 300-km March from Tartous to Damascus

DAMASCUS– In an initiative aiming to prove that the Syrians are still standing fast despite all difficulties, amputee Syrian soldier Adel Sleiman on Monday afternoon arrived at the Umayyad Square in Damascus, having crossed 300 km in a march he began on Saturday from the city of Tartous. He reached the Panorama monument at the northern entrance the capital earlier in the day.

In a statement to SANA, Sleiman said that his march aims to affirm that injured members of the Syrian Arab Army will not be dissuaded from overcoming ordeals and their injuries, and they will continue to lead normal life and work with strong determination.

Sleiman was injured in the line of duty in 2015 when he was fighting terrorists in Atman area in Daraa province, causing the amputation of his right leg.

In a statement to journalists before beginning the march on Saturday, Sleiman said that with this initiative, he wants to send a message to fellow injured people saying that they still have a lot to give and they can continue their lives with stronger determination.

He saluted members of the Syrian Arab Army in the battlefield, saying “we all proved that no-one can undermine the Syrian people’s strength, steadfastness, will, national unity, and determination to live.”