Victory in al-Qseir Clear Message to Aggressors: Army General Command

DAMASCUS, (ST) – The Syrian Arab Army has cleared the city of al-Qseir in Homs countryside from foreign backed terrorists and mercenaries who have been terrorizing the people of this peaceful city.

In statement on Wednesday,  the General Command of the Syrian Arab Army affirmed that the army has restored security and stability to al-Qseir following successful military operations against the armed terrorist groups in the city as well as in the villages and towns surrounding it.

Many terrorists were killed, many others surrendered and the rest fled the strikes of the Syrian Army, the statement said, pointing out that some army units are now trying to open the roads, mopping the area up and removing  mines and barricades.

In the statement, the General Command said that “the Army’s victory in al-Qseir is a clear message to all who took part in the aggression against Syria, including the Zionist entity and its agents and tools in the region, that our armed forces are ready to repel  any aggression against our beloved homeland.”

The General Command added that “As our armed forces of the Syrian Army confirm their determination to continue their battle against terrorism to restore security and stability to every inch of the homeland, they also stress that they will sympathy with and take into consideration all  gunmen, who were misled or who fled from al-Qseir or from  any other area in Syria, if theysurrender and lay down their weapons.”

The Command urged the people of al-Qseir to return to their houses and assured them that all the citizens, who were used by the armed groups as human shields, have been evacuated and those wounded are being treated.

“The Syrian armed forces will never hesitate to strike the armed groups wherever they are in Syria, because the soil of the homeland is sacred and those who try to discrete it are doomed to death or surrender,” the General  Command asserted.

It said that the documents seized in al-Qseir proved the involvement of some Arab, regional and foreign parties in terrorism against Syria, stressing that these documents are under scrutiny and they will be made public at the right time.

The General Command concluded its statement by stressing that the Syrian Arab Army thanks the steadfast Syrian people for their support and cooperation and promises them that the army will keep beingup to the challenges till victory is attained.

H.Mustafa