QUNEITRA, (ST)- The people of occupied Syrian Golan have stressed that history is written by the sacred blood and sacrifices of martyrs who defend the homeland's independence.

In a statement issued on Sunday marking Martyrs Day, the people of Golan vowed to follow the steps of their predecessors who carried the banner of resistance against colonialism and occupation.

Quneitra – Commemorating the 72th anniversary of Evacuation Day (Syrian Independence Day, which marks the evacuation of French occupation forces from the country in 1946), the Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan stressed the continuation of struggle until all the occupied Syrian territories are liberated of occupation and terrorism, SANA reported.

In a statement issued on this occasion on Tuesday, the Syrian citizens in occupied Syrian Golan renewed adherence to the Arab identity and their belonging to their motherland, Syria, stressing that the occupied Golan will return to the Syrian sovereignty thanks to the sacrifices of the Syrian Army, the steadfastness of the Syrian people and wisdom of the leadership.

The statement added that the Independence Anniversary comes this year amidst celebrating the victory over the tripartite US-British-French aggression that comes back with different faces through supporting the terrorist organizations.

QUNEITRA, (ST)- Marking International Women's Day (IWD), Women of the occupied Syrian Golan issued a statement condemning the world's silence over the suffering of Syrian women in all occupied Syrian Golan's villages, mainly Majdal Shams, Baq'ata, Mas'deh and Ein Qinieh, caused by the Israeli occupation's inhuman and oppressive practices against them.

Women in the occupied Syrian Golan have been an example for other women to follow in terms of steadfastness, adherence to the homeland and struggle against  the Israeli occupation.

On  the 36th anniversary of the national Open Strike by the Syrian Arab Citizens under the yoke of the Israeli occupation in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan on February 14th, 1982, our hero Syrians reiterated that the option of the Resistance against the occupation is the way for the liberation of the occupied Golan.

The steadfast Syrians in the Golan reiterated definite and absolute rejection to the Israeli occupation and to its null, void, and illegitimate practices in the Golan Heights.

Our Syrian compatriots underlined the loyalty of the Golan to the Syrian People, Army, and Leadership in rejection to the present conspiracy and ongoing aggression against Syria, asserting the need to pursue national dialogue and fight against armed terrorist groups in Syria.

''encountering the Israeli enemy, we extend our hands to shake the hands of every honest Syrian and embrace him/her and appeal to them to stand against the criminal gangs and their sectarian schemes and rally behind the leadership of President Bashar Al-Assad,'' read our family members under the yoke of occupation in a recent statement.

NEW YORK– Acting charge d’ affairs of Syria’s permanent delegation at the UN, Munzer Munzer, reiterated Syria’s non-negotiable sovereign right to restore the occupied Golan, adding that sooner or later, all occupied territories will be returned.

Munzer’s speech came during a UN Security Council’s meeting held Thursday evening on the situation in the Middle East, according to SANA.

He strongly condemned determination of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process, Nicholai Mladinov, to ignore any talk about the situation in the Occupied Syrian Golan, clarify the attitude of the United Nation towards this issue in accordance with the UN relevant resolutions, specially resolution No.497 of 1981 and address the suffering of more than 23,000 Syrian citizens during 50 years of occupation, not to mention ignoring the Israeli entity’s illegal practices and continuous violations of the 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement through cooperation with the armed terrorist groups which captured several positions in the UNDOF area.