(Zaman Al Wasl)- After nine months of their killing by Syrian rebels in town northeast Damascus, their corpses have been buried in Qardaha, Bashar al-Assad’s hometown near Latakia.
Haider Ismael and Ali Khozam were killed with others in January when al-Qaeda-affiliated group in Syria, Nusra Front, stormed the town of Adra al-Omalia, 19 miles from central Damascus.
Regime armed forces have broken the siege of al-Omalia on Thursday, strengthening Assad's grip on the strategic territory.
Sources said rebels in their withdrawal have taken with them the hostages, mostly from the Alawite sect, who held in captivity months ago. What makes the joy of victory is incomplete, pro-Assad activists said.
Two weeks ago, regime's first lady Asma al-Assad with Grand Mufti has met families of the dead soldiers in Qardaha in step to dissolve piled complaints as death tool mounts.
The solace visit to Assad’s village in Latakia, came as nearly 1,500 fighter s from Qardaha have been killed during the three-year conflict, according to activists.
The traditional home of the Assad family, which has ruled Syria since 1970, was a main supplier for Shabiha militia.
Activists said Assad’s main mission now is to rebuild trust. Some Alawites social media activists called for a new man to protect them.
Last August marked humiliating deafest on Assad’s forces inflicted by Islamic State group east Syria as well the Alawite villages have been a clear target for constant shelling by Nusra Front what sparked a state of fear and panic amid its people.
Now, the advances in Adra al-Omalia show that the government is continuing to press that campaign as U.S.-led forces bombard Islamic State positions elsewhere in the country, according to Reuters.
Meanwhile, More than 190,000 people killed and over 9million forced to flee their homes.
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