{"id":192381,"date":"2020-05-24T20:23:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-24T17:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/?p=192381"},"modified":"2020-05-25T11:47:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T08:47:25","slug":"defense-minister-visits-army-positions-in-southern-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=192381","title":{"rendered":"Defense Minister visits army positions in southern region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA \u2013 On occasion of Eid al-Fitr holiday, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces, Defense Minister Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayoub visited a number of advanced military positions in the southern region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ayoub-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-192384\" src=\"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ayoub-1-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ayoub-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ayoub-1.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Accompanied by senior officers of the General Command of the Army and Armed Forces, Ayoub met army personnel in these positions and relayed to them the best wishes of President Bashar al-Assad on occasion of Eid al-Fitr.<\/p>\n<p>The Defense Minister was briefed by field commanders on the measures taken by army units and positions to remain ready to deal with any threats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ayoub-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-192385\" src=\"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ayoub-3-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ayoub-3-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ayoub-3-1024x714.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ayoub-3-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ayoub-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition, Ayoub visited injured army personnel at Tishreen Military Hospital, offering them his best wishes on occasion of the holiday.<\/p>\n<p>He also visited one of the military medical centers that has been equipped for dealing with any repercussions related to the Coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Also on this occasion, military commanders visited martyrs\u2019 graveyards and placed wreaths on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad at memorials there.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-192381 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ayoub-3-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ayoub-3-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ayoub-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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