Mohammed Qaddah, vice president of the Syrian Coalition, said that the linkup achieved by rebels in Western Ghouta near Damascus with their comrades in rural Dara’a is an important milestone in the process of organizing the military effort in the areas surrounding the capital, Damascus, the stronghold of the Assad regime. This big achievement will no doubt represent a major blow to regime forces and the sectarian militias fighting alongside them in that area.” Qaddah points out that this strategic victory will allow supplying the Free Syrian Army in Western Ghouta with the much needed weapons and men to push on the heart of Damascus. The FSA’s breaking of the barrier of geography in the periphery of Damascus is a huge leap towards organizing the military effort in the areas that are considered the strongholds of Assad’s most loyal security forces.” (Source: Syrian Coalition)
