Protest Rallies against Trump's Decision on Golan Heights Continue across Syria

TEHRAN (defapress)- Syrian people in different provinces continued protest rallies against the recent decision of US President Donald Trump to recognize annexation of the occupied Golan Heights of Syria to Israel.

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Date: 01 April 2019 - 19:03

A large group of residents and activists in different cities and towns of Quneitra, Sweida, Deir Ezzur, Homs and Damascus provinces poured to the streets on Sunday to condemn Trump's measure.

They said that Trump's remarks will not change the Arab-Syrian identity of the Golan Heights, and urged the necessity for the liberation of the region as soon as possible.

The protestors also blasted the US-Israeli attempts to rise tensions and undermine the Syrian nation and army's achievements in the war on terrorism, stressing continued campaign against militants in occupied areas of Syria.

Protests against Trump's decision have been underway for more than a week now. On Sunday, the local population in Syria's Golan Heights held protest rallies to deplore Trump's decision.

SANA news agency reported that the residents of the villages of Majdal al-Shams, Baqa'atha, Mas'adeh, Ain Qineh in occupied Golan rallied in Baqa'atha to blast Trump's measure.

They carried Syria's flag, chanting slogans against Trump's "illegal" remarks and stressing the Arab nature of Golan.

The protestors underlined continued resistance against the US-Israeli plots and measures, saying that occupied Golan should be liberated and return to Syria.

Trump last Monday formally recognized Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, reversing decades of United State's policy. The announcement came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House in a trip.

World nations and prominent international rights groups condemned the recent decision by Trump to recognize Israel’s “sovereignty” over the Golan Heights, which has been under the Tel Aviv regime’s occupation for more than 50 years but belongs to Syria.

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