Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Damascus, SANA- Upon the directives of President Bashar al-Assad the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces, Defense Minister, Major Gen. Ali Mahmoud Abbas, accompanied by several officers from the General Command, paid a field visit to an army formation in the southern region on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.
Minister Abbas met army personnel in their positions and conveyed President al-Assad’s congratulations to them and their families.
Abbas also visited the wounded of the Armed Forces who are admitted to the Tishreen Military Hospital in Damascus, and wished them a speedy recovery.
In turn , General Abdul Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim, Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces, ,visited the units in combat posts on the front line with the terrorists in Idleb province.
The Commanders of the military regions visited the shrines of the martyrs, laid wreaths on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces on the memorials.
They also visited the wounded in military hospitals and wished them and their generous families continued health.
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