Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime’s military has sent a message to residents assuring them that it will continue to defend the country, as rebels say they are circling in on the capital Damascus.
The Syrian Arab Army, as always, continues its national and constitutional duties to defend Syria and its people, and it will restore security and stability to all parts of our homeland,” the military said in a text sent via its cell providers across the country on Saturday evening.
However, recent statements from the Syrian regime seem to be at odds with the events on the ground. The regime has denied being in retreat, but videos geolocated have shown Assad regime forces leaving neighborhoods in Damascus just a few miles from the presidential palace.
