Syrian University Students: We Do not Fear U.S. Terrorism, We Belong to Land of Civilization

Syrian university students in Damascus and Homs have protested against the aggression carried out Last Friday by United States on Syria.

They asserted that the U.S. is playing a dirty role that aims to weaken Syria through terrorist tools and the reactionary forces serving the US-Zionist alliance.

According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the Syrian Students National Union (SSNU) organized Tuesday a protest outside the UN headquarters in Damascus where Head of the Unions’ Damascus University branch Khalid al-Masri read a statement condemning the US role in Syria.

“The US role in Syria is a cheap colonial attempt that aims to undermine Syrians’ will and to reinforce the Zionist entity to remain the only power in the region,” al-Masri said, asserting that Syria rejects all forms of the dirty imperial mandate that guards Zionism and its expansionist projects.

 He called on the UN to condemn the practices that contradict international charters as Syria is a sovereign state and a UN member.

Syria’s dignity

Two days ago, students of al-Baath University in Homs gathered at the square of the university carrying national flags and photos of President Bashar al-Assad in order to tell the whole world that Syria’s dignity is being written by its people’s blood.

“Syria will remain the beating heart of Arabism and the land of heroism,” the students said during the gathering attended by Homs Governor Talal Barazi and Secretary of the Baath Arab Socialist Party’s al-Baath University Branch Mohammad Issa as well as the Rector Ahmad Mofid Sobeh .

Homs Governor gave a speech in which he underlined that Syria is able to defeat terrorism of America and Israel.

Another speech was given by the Baathist official, who stressed that the US aggression will strengthen the Syrian people’s determination to go ahead with fighting terrorism and its supporters.

The rector affirmed that Syrian youths will rebuild the country and will continue to be the real supporter for Syrian Arab army.

“We do not fear them and their terrorism .. We gathered today in our university to say that we are stronger than their terrorism because we belong to Syria, the cradle of civilization,” the students said.

Last Friday at dawn, the US launched several missiles at one of the Syrian army’s airfields in the central region, killing 7 persons, wounding several more and causing big material damage.

Other missiles were launched by the US at several towns in the east-southern countryside of Homs where 9 civilians, including 4 children, were reportedly martyred.

Basma Qaddour