Syrian regime officials celebrated the anniversary of the evacuation of the French occupation inside the Russian base in Hmei mim, under the auspices of the commander of Russian forces in Syria, which sparked ridicule at the sites Communication.
The ceremony was organized in the presence of the Minister of Defense of the Syrian regime Ali Ayoub, the Minister of Presidential Affairs, the governors of Tart us and Latakia and senior officials.
In turn, the Russian forces organized a concert in which Russian and Syrian artists participated.
This ceremony sparked condemnation and ridicule on communication sites, even among regime loyalists, while others defended it, and the Syrians recalled the day of the evacuation, which falls on April 17 of each year, date of the evacuation of the last French soldier from Syrian lands in 1946.
Syrian opposition George Sabra said his country will have a new date for the evacuation, in reference to the presence of Russian forces.
April 17 is the feast of the evacuation, “the evacuation of the occupier from the homeland and the evacuation of the humiliation of the soul of the people”, as our ancestors said when they said have accomplished.
The Syrians remain on a date with a new holiday for the evacuation, the evacuation of the occupants of the homeland and the desolation of the heartbreak of the souls of the people, with the fall of the reign and control gang and the perpetrators gang who dominate the necks of the people.– George Sabra (@GeorgeSabra_sy) April 17, 2021
As for activist Faraj Bayraktar, he wrote in a Facebook post: “There is no more room in Syria for the central celebration of the evacuation except for the Russian base in Hmeimim. In fact, the French occupation was much less bad than the Russian occupation. and its strikes. “
Activist Abdul Razzaq Sobeih wrote: “The Russian occupier celebrates the exit of the French occupier on the anniversary of the so-called evacuation day, while the Russian high commissioner participated with Russian officers in this great memory ”.
Syrian opposition lawyer Mohiuddin Lalla wrote on Twitter that the French colonialist left the “army of the east” when he withdrew, and that the regime’s army was made up of the sons of the army. army of the east. Publicity
On the side of the supporters of the regime, Rami Abu al-Nur said in his tweet: “Russian friends are not only friends, but they are for us brothers with the blood that brought us together brothers in humanity, its brother in the whole sense of the word in the sense of brotherhood, and they celebrate the eve of the evacuation because they consider our enemy. “
Pro-regime actress Slaf Fawakherji also posted a photo on Twitter that read “Syria for Syrians”, which she attached to a tweet saying: “Every year Syria is dear and the heartbreak is evident. for his people ”.