QUNEITRA, (ST)- Marking Martyrs' Day, people in the occupied Syrian Golan have reaffirmed their adherence to their homeland and their determination to offer sacrifices in defense of Syria's sacred soil and dignity.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Golanese said, addressing the Syrians countrywide, that the anniversary of Martyrs' Day, which falls on May 6^th every year, comes while victorious Syria is still offering martyrs in defense of the entire Arab nation."

"Convoys of martyrs have never stopped since the beginning of the occupation of Syrian territories, mainly the Golan, the dear part of the homeland, which has been in the forefront in defense of Syria since the Ottoman occupation followed by the French colonialism and the Zionist occupation," People in the Golan stressed.

The struggle of the people in the occupied Syrian Golan will continue against the Israeli occupation even from behind the bars of the occupation jails until every inch of the sacred soil of Golan is liberated, Sidqi al-Maqt, Dean of the Syrian prisoners, who has recently been liberated following more than 30 years in Israeli jails, has stressed marking the Syrian Captive Day which is observed on April 21st.

The Syrian Captive Day comes this year as the people in Golan are facing both the Israeli occupation and the deadly coronavirus epidemic with strong steadfastness and more determination to continue resisting and struggling against the inhuman and aggressive practices of the Israeli occupation.

Al-Maqt reiterated that the captives' movement in Golan has been the result of tens of years of constant struggle against occupation by Syrian and Palestinian prisoners through confronting the prisons' administration, launching the battle of the empty stomach and foiling the occupation's schemes against the captives who are now experiencing difficult circumstances amid the spread of coronavirus.