Damascus-SANA

Under the patronage of President Bashar al-Assad, the Ministry of Interior commemorated today the 78th anniversary of the Internal Security Forces Day, commemorating the martyrdom of the parliament garrison of the police and gendarmerie at the hands of French colonialism on May 29, 1945.

In a speech during the ceremony held at the ministry building, Interior Minister Major General Mohammed al-Rahmoun conveyed President Bashar al-Assad's congratulations, love and appreciation to the officers and members of the Internal Security Forces on their anniversary, in which members of the parliament garrison wrote a bright page in the record of sacrifice, giving, the elevation of the homeland and the preservation of its dignity and sovereignty.

Major General Rahmoun reviewed the heroic epic of the parliament's garrison of police and gendarmerie, who refused to salute the French flag and were martyred in defense of their position, presenting a great model in defending the homeland and rejecting occupation in all its forms, pointing to the sacrifices and heroic epics written by the men of the Internal Security Forces alongside our valiant army in the fight against terrorism issued by colonial countries with the aim of undermining the unity, sovereignty and dignity of Syria.

For his part, the Director of the Prisons Department, Major General Jassim Hamad, praised the sacrifices made by the sons of the Internal Security Forces during the years of the hateful terrorist aggression on Syria, where the martyrs of the police and its honorable wounded embodied the greatness of giving for their people and their country, stressing that the memory of the martyrdom of the Parliament garrison will remain an eternal national beacon throughout the days.

The ceremony included honoring a number of grandchildren of the families of the martyrs of May 29, the families of the martyrs of duty and the homeland and a number of wounded Internal Security Forces.

The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Local Administration and Environment, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of State for Investment Projects and Vital Projects Follow-up Affairs, the Minister of State for People's Assembly Affairs, the Head of the Political Security Division, a number of members of the People's Assembly, a number of directors of central departments, police commanders of Damascus and Damascus countryside governorates, and a number of officers of the Internal Security Forces.

On this occasion, Minister Rahmoun and officers of the Internal Security Forces visited this morning the tomb of the martyrs in the Dahdah cemetery in Damascus, and read Al-Fatiha on their pure souls and laid a wreath of roses on the shrine in commemoration of the National Day, in which the heroes of the garrison of the parliament from the police and gendarmerie sacrificed themselves in defense of the parliament.

The Minister of Interior, accompanied by a number of police officers, also visited the Martyrs' Hall in the People's Assembly, and read Al-Fatiha on the souls of the martyrs of May 29, and met with the Speaker of the People's Assembly Hammouda Sabbagh, who congratulated the men of the Internal Security Forces on their holiday, stressing the greatness of the occasion and its symbolism in the life of the Syrian people.

Sabbagh praised the courage of the Internal Security Forces and their role in defending the homeland alongside the valiant Syrian Arab Army led by President Bashar al-Assad, as Syria was able to triumph over the forces of evil, aggression and terrorism thanks to the sacrifices of our righteous martyrs.

During the meeting, Major General Rahmoun expressed his pride in the memory of the martyrs of the parliament garrison, which defended the parliament and martyred most of its members, which has become a lesson in patriotism and redemption, pointing out that the sons of the Internal Security Forces loyal to the martyrdom march are doing their best to maintain the security of the homeland and the citizen.

Imran Issa

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