Syrian President 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.
The Syrian leader vowed to retake all of Syria from terrorists, hours before a truce brokered by Russia and the United States was due to take hold.
“The Syrian state is determined to recover every area from the terrorists,” state media quoted Assad as saying.
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, SANA news agency reported.
Sheikh al-Afiouni delivered the Eid sermon, saying “Eid al-Adha this year gives the Syrians hope for the end of the crisis in the country thanks to the Syrian Arab Army and the victories it has achieved.”
He also referred to the recent reconciliation agreements, where civilians and gunmen have been evacuated from cities in Damascus countryside and Homs, which he said “indicates that those who want to go back on the right track always find the doors of the homeland open for them.”
Source: Agencies
