The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that the military parade was organized by the Syrian Ministry of Defense on the Mazzeh Highway in Damascus. The parade coincided with the flight of helicopters in the sky over the capital, Damascus.
SANA explained that the celebrations took place amid intense security preparations in the Umayyad Square and its surroundings in Damascus to secure the festivities.
SANA also reported, quoting Al-Shara, that he was presented with ‘a piece of the Kaaba’s curtain bearing some Quranic verses to be placed in the Umayyad Mosque in the capital, Damascus.’
Al-Shara stated, ‘We remember the crowds of revolutionaries and heroic fighters and how they marked a new history for the entire nation the moment they entered Damascus.’
