Astana consultations restart today! Geneva 8th session is already finished! The brave fighting against the foreign- Real backed terrorism is on and on as to clean all of the Syrian Arab Republic from the last foreign-backed, trained and terrorist cell. With the conclusion of 2017,  still and ever the memories, heroism and souls of those who passed to Martyrdom, in defence of all humanity, are feeding the throbs of our hearts running in the blood of every anti-terrorism being, from Russia, Iran, Hezboallah, to Syria and beyond!

The Syrians on the ground of sacrifices, steadfastness, as well as economic hardships, sanctions,  are in the ruins of what the foreign-backed terrorists and their masters destroyed. The grudge of the colonialists and the greedy of the world's wolves and beasts are still on with the aim of implementing a new Geneva-based Sykes-Picot, a new exploitation, but with a long-term and grand robbery! All the schemes of the enemies are doomed to failure! We have been fighting the enemies and their schemes and their terrorists for salvation and NOT for slavery.

The political solution map in Syria was drawn by the sacred blood of the anti-terrorism fighters. This map has been day by day redrawn according to the Syrians and their allies steadfastness, sacrifices and determination as  to fight the foreign-backed and at times made and prefabricated multinational terrorists from more than a hundred country.

According, the Wahabbi bids continue as to exploit  and destroy Syria more and more as a matter of grudge and hatred  to achieve  through Geneva what they couldn't  achieve on the ground! The Syrians do refuse that the Wahabbis exploit them as a chipping card for Al-Saud catastrophic follies in the Yemen, Iraq, as well as in many places worldwide!

 Syria, proud of its decades-long shaped and practiced popular democracy, is further under attacks by the Wahabbis, given the recent   break in their shared treason with the Qataris, whose recent revelations and declared amounts of bribes and dirty petrodollars, should not only make the so-called and bribed  yes-sir-opposition senseless spineless creatures ashamed, but  stand before  a trial!

The recent Sochi Summit between Presidents Bashar Al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin is indeed historic and by all accounts, not only in its form but in its contents and strategic implications too.

The heroes' brotherly reception of President Assad by President Putin was highly appreciated by the majority of Syrians, Resistance Men, and by almost every anti-terrorism Man worldwide, as a badge of honour by the great Russia, which defeated and cleaned the world from Nazis to the great Syria which is about to defeat and clean its integrated and independent land from foreign-backed Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists.

It is indeed an international Summit between two great world leaders, who have been fully involved in defending the entire globe from cannibals, hired killers and terrorists. It is the Summit of the noble, heroic and human world figures, who consider any terrorist attack against their citizens in Moscow, Damascus, BUT as an attack against every civilization and city worldwide.

Presidents Putin-Assad hugs reflect but the strong steadfastness and determination as to defeat and uproot terrorism. It is the Summit of the honoured victorious, in which the soul of every Syrian, Russian, Iraqi, Iranian, Hezbollah Martyr has been present; in which every sacred blood of anti-terrorism Martyrs and the sacred sighs and tears of their beloved have been present.

General Sergey Shoigu, the veteran Russian Minister of Defense, statements in Israel yesterday that "the counter-terrorism operation in Syria is nearing completion" and that "some issues should be tackled immediately," are indeed vital, and strategic , particularly to Israel!

Unfortunately, Israel is still not only on the wrong side of the war against terrorism in Syria, but still one of the main supporters and backers to Al-Qaeda affiliates, especially in the 1974 UNDOF zones!

General Shoigu's visit and statements can be taken as a piece of advice to Israel, whose ''security'' is indeed, given its occupation of the Syrian Golan and its unwavering reckless support to the cancerous cells of terrorists, a matter of collective peace, understandings and agreements!

In the global village of today, geography does not bring  security as a barrier! A rocket travels even faster than the sound! The war mongering and sword rattling of Mr. Netanyahu and the reckless hawks of his supporters, including some powerless and toothless ewes,  bring but more disillusionment, isolation and destruction.

Mr. Shoigu's calls as to immediately tackle some issues are but to direct attention for a U-turn as to relaunch a Marshal-like plan for the region! Syria's, along with its friends and brothers from Russia, Iran, Hezbollah and all world freedom fighters' counter-terrorism operation is nearing completion.

Accordingly, the Syrians and their allies fought on behalf of the entire world as to rid not only Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Russia, Iran from terrorism but even the states and governments which have been standing with terrorism. Terrorism cannot and should not be used as a tool for political purposes; setting your neighbors' house on fire includes too the high risks of not only burning your hands, but the strong possibility of one's total burning!

Hopefully, the supporters of terrorism were to wake up! The Syrians, under the leadership of President Bashar Hafez Al-Assad, and hand in hand with their Army, brothers and allies, are indeed unbreakable and indivisible.   The Syrians are peace advocates NOT war mongers! Others' wars were imposed upon us! On the entire globe behalf, we have been repelling and fighting terrorists!

Dr. Mohamad Abdo Al-Ibrahim

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DAMASCUS, (ST)_ On the 44^th  Anniversary of October Liberation War, the Syria Times is honored to publish the historic speech of the late President Hafez Al-Assad on this occasion:

Brotherly citizens,

Our brave soldiers and army officers,

Our great people,

I salute each and every one of you. I address in you, today, the true Arabian spirit, the spirit of courage and heroism, the spirit of sacrifice and giving.

I address in you, your love to the homeland, and your faith in the cause you have decided to defend. For more than a week, the enemy has been mobilizing  and premeditating its forces, thinking it will deal a treacherous blow to us. But we were vigilant enough to monitor its movements and cantonments, and to repel its new potential aggression.  We did not allow the enemy to take us by surprise. So, our armed forces respond appropriately  to it  . Our brothers in Egypt did  not allow  the aggression  to take them by surprise. The great army of Egypt rushed to defend the dignity of Egypt and the dignity of the Arab Nation. Greetings to our army and  to our people, and a tribute to the army of Egypt and the great Arab people of Egypt.

I must at these  crucial moments pay  another tribute  from the heart to the  brave military forces ,  who came to our  country from our  Arab brotherly country of Morocco to take part in the  battle of pride and dignity and to sacrifice their blood generously ,  shoulder to shoulder with their brothers in Syria and Egypt . Thereby, they embody the unity of the nation, the common destiny and the  sanctity of the goal.

Today , we are fighting the battle of honor and pride, in defense of our precious land, for our glorious history , and of the heritage of our forefathers. We fight  the  battle, equipped  with faith in God and in ourselves; and with the solid  and compelling determination  that victory will be on our side.