Abu Mohamed al Jolani, Islamist leader of the insurgent coalition that has seized the capital Damascus from Syrian President Bashar al Assad, proclaims victory.
“Oh, my revolutionary brothers, pray to God to thank him for the victory he has given us through your arms,” he said in a statement.
“Enter Damascus with modesty, treat your people and your people well. You must be the best soldiers, as the envoy of God has described to you,” he stated in the message, in which he added that they must “protect public institutions and their properties, since they are property of the people.
“We are going to complete together and draw the image of the victory of the greatest revolution that history has known,” he assured.
The insurgents today declared Damascus “free” from President Bashar al-Assad after eleven days of offensive launched by a coalition led by the Islamist group Levant Liberation Organization along with other factions backed by Turkey to defeat the Syrian government.
Precisely, the Syrian Prime Minister, Mohamed Ghazi al Jalali, assured this Sunday that he extends his hand to “every Syrian who is interested in this country to preserve its institutions,” in a video published after the Islamist insurgents took control of the capital.
The rebels said shortly afterward that public institutions in Syria will remain under Al Jalali’s supervision until they are “officially handed over.”
