DAMASCUS/ LATTAKIA, (SANA)- The bodies of eleven army and law-enforcement martyrs were escorted on Monday from Tishreen and Zahi Azraq Military Hospitals in Damascus and Lattakia and the Police Hospital in Harasta to their final resting place.

Solemn processions were held for the martyrs who were killed while in the line of duty in Damascus and its Countryside, Homs, Daraa and Lattakia.

The martyrs are: -Lieutenant Colonel Qais Nizhat al-Sarrout, from Hama.-Sergeant Major Ihab Muiassar al-Ali from Idleb.-Sergeant Major Mohammad Jaber Dawa, from Tartous.-Sergeant Major Ramadan Youssef Balloul, from Homs.-Sergeant Major Moussa Munir al-Shamali, from Homs. -Sergeant Fadi Anis Abbas, from Lattakia.-Sergeant Abdullah Mohammad al-Ahmad, from Deir Ezzor.-Sergeant Tarek Ibrahim Rojiea, from Lattakia.-Corporal Mohammad Abdul-Razzak Ezzat, from Aleppo.-Conscript Abdel-Hakim Abdel-Qader Ibrahim, from Raqqa.-Conscript Tarek al-Hussein, from Deir Ezzour.

The martyrs' families expressed pride in the martyrdom of their sons who sacrificed their souls for the sake of defending Syria's stability and pride.

They expressed confidence in Syria's ability to overcome the crisis thanks to the sacrifices of the Syrian army.

They called for dealing firmly with the armed terrorist groups and confronting all those who try to tamper with the homeland's security and stability.

H. Zain / Ghossoun