{"id":36561,"date":"2015-04-17T22:41:05","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T19:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sana.sy\/en\/?p=36561"},"modified":"2015-04-19T12:23:08","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T09:23:08","slug":"armed-forces-mark-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=36561","title":{"rendered":"Armed Forces mark Independence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA \u2013 The Army and Armed Forces marked the 69th anniversary of Syria&#8217;s independence and the evacuation of French occupation, pledging to continue along the footsteps of their forefathers who sacrificed much for Syria&#8217;s independence, sovereignty, and unity.<\/p>\n<p>Unit commanders and heads of facilities delivered speeches on this occasion, vowing to continue fighting against terrorism, plots of division, conspiracies, and the new forms of colonialism and hegemony.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrations on this occasion included military displays and drills and sports activities, in addition by artistic performances by the Military Theatre troupe and military bands.<\/p>\n<p>The Veterans League also marked Independence Day with a festivity in which participants recalled the heroics and bravery of the forefathers, which are setting an example for the army today in its battle against terrorism.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-36561 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\/2015\/04\/Army-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Army-4-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Army-4-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Army-4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Army-4.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/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\/2015\/04\/Army-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Army-2-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Army-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Army-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Army-2.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/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\/2015\/04\/Army-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Army-3-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Army-3-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Army-3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Army-3.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Hazem Sabbagh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA \u2013 The Army and Armed Forces marked the 69th anniversary of Syria&#8217;s independence and the evacuation of French occupation, pledging to continue along the footsteps of their forefathers who sacrificed much for Syria&#8217;s independence, sovereignty, and unity. 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