Ceremony for martyrdom of Soleimani and his comrades… President al-Assad: we will not allow blood of martyrs to be in vain

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus held on Thursday a ceremony in commemoration for the martyrdom of Qasem Soleimani and his comrades at al-Assad National Library

President al-Assad addressed participants in a speech that was delivered by Special Adviser at the Republic Presidency

“On the second anniversary of the martyrdom of al-Quds Force Commander, Qasem Soleimani and his comrade in the struggle against international terrorism and oppression, Abu Mehdi al-Muhandis, we have to stop a little and ask why did a state, in the volume of the United States and its striking military force, decide to target a person who has considered himself a soldier in the fight against terrorism, who has dedicated all military capabilities, human force and equipment to defeat forces of terrorism and extremism, if not he has posed threat to the plots and existence of the US and its western and local allies, whether in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen or in the occupied Palestine,” President al-Assad said