Al-Assad: Syrian Army Resolute on Terror Eradication, Liberation

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the Syrian Arab Army and the allied forces are firmly resolved to defeat terrorism and liberate the entire Arab country's territory.

Al-Assad made his remarks in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister's Special Assistant for Political Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari and his accompanying delegation in Damascus on Sunday.

Jaberi Ansari commended the recent achievements made by the Syrian army in the battle against terrorists in the southern city of Dara'a and its countryside.

The two sides emphasized that the elimination of terrorism in most of the Syrian territories prepared an appropriate ground for putting an end to the seven-year war in Syria but the policies and preconditions set by countries that support terrorism have so far prevented it.

Since June 19, the Syrian army has been conducting the liberation operation in Dara'a, which borders Jordan and the “Israeli”-occupied side of Syria’s Golan Heights.

In a bid to minimize civilian casualties, both Syria and Russia have been initiating talks with militants to make them hand back the areas they control to the government without fighting.

Dara'a was the birthplace of sedition that was born in March 2011 before morphing into a foreign-backed militancy that continues to this day.

The Syrian army on Thursday raised the national flag over the city of Dara'a as a major counter-terrorism operation nears an end, with foreign-backed militants leaving the region in negotiated surrender deals.

State television reported that the Syrian military had managed to enter the militant-held part of Dara'a and hoist the flag near the city's post office.

Al-Assad and Ansari also stressed the importance of boosting bilateral strategic relationship to serve the interests of the two nations and the entire region.

They agreed to continue working to strengthen mutual ties continuously as an important factor to develop regional stability.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team