Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed on Monday to retake all of Syria from "terrorists", hours before a ceasefire was to take effect in the evening.
Assad said "the Syrian state is determined to recover every area from the terrorists," state media reported after the president attended Eid al-Adha holiday prayers in Daraya, a former rebel stronghold recently surrendered to the government.
Russia said a truce due to take effect from 16:00 GMT Monday would cover the entire country, but Moscow would still strike "terrorist targets".
"Today from 19:00 (local time) the cessation of hostilities is being resumed across all the territory of Syria," senior Russian military official Sergei Rudskoi said at a briefing, adding Russia would "continue to carry out strikes against terrorist targets."...
[i24news.tv]
12/9/16
Assad said "the Syrian state is determined to recover every area from the terrorists," state media reported after the president attended Eid al-Adha holiday prayers in Daraya, a former rebel stronghold recently surrendered to the government.
Russia said a truce due to take effect from 16:00 GMT Monday would cover the entire country, but Moscow would still strike "terrorist targets".
"Today from 19:00 (local time) the cessation of hostilities is being resumed across all the territory of Syria," senior Russian military official Sergei Rudskoi said at a briefing, adding Russia would "continue to carry out strikes against terrorist targets."...
[i24news.tv]
12/9/16
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President al-Assad in Daraya: We will retake all areas from the terrorists...
ReplyDeletePresident Bashar al-Assad performed on Monday the prayers of Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) at Saad Ibn Muaz Mosque in Daraya city in Damascus Countryside.
A number of state officials, ministers, MPs and Muslim scholars also observed the prayers, which were led by sheikh Adnan al-Afiouni, Mufti of Damascus and its countryside.
Eid al-Adha festival, which marks the end of the annual Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj to Mecca, commemorates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to follow God’s command to sacrifice his son Ismael......http://sana.sy/en/?p=87935
12/9/16