Sama Masoud, Baladi News, Damascus countryside
The Free Youth Movement of Muadamiyat al-Sham issued on Friday a statement in which it called for supporting the neighboring city of Darayya and disavowed from its leaders.
The text of the statement included: "We the Youth Movement of Muadamiyat al-Sham dissociate ourselves from the current leaders who have concluded a truce with the regime".
The statement declared that the movement is ready to militarily intervene in the city of Darayya in case of any attack on the city and its besieged people. The statement explained: "If the regime continued to threaten civilians in Darayya, we will take a severe and resolute attitude against it". The statement also revealed: "If any attack inflicts women and children of Darayya, our response will be horrifying against this brutal regime. "
The statement also praised the heroism of Darayya's rebels by saying: "We know that Darayya's heroic rebels are able of repelling any possible aggression on them".
Regime forces had completely separated between the cities of Darayya and Muadamiyat al-Sham in the western countryside of Damascus in February 2016, but the rebels have managed to, weeks ago through an unrivaled operation, open the crossing between the two cities for hours only.
The besieged city of Darayya is witnessing a heavy shelling by regime forces which are surrounding the city and stationing in the mountains of the fourth armored division in the north and the military air base of al-Mezze in the west, in addition to being trapped by National Defense militias in Sahnaya south and east.
7000 civilians are living now in the city, after most of its residents have left their houses under the brunt of the intensification of the fighting and bombardment at the time it was announced liberated in 2012. It's noteworthy that people of the city are facing difficult living conditions and a severe humanitarian and health condition.
The city of Darayya is considered the rebels' gateway towards the capital Damascus. Syrian regime has been trying to seize control over it since the end of 2012,but in vain. Iranian militias participate in the military operations on the city of Darayya as the city contains a shrine as claimed by the Iranian seminaries.