Lieutenant Colonel Hassan Abdulghani, spokesman for the Command of Military Operations (CMO) of the Syrian revolutionary forces, issued a fiery statement Friday, declaring that recent victories by revolutionary forces signal the imminent downfall of the dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Abdulghani criticized the regime for spreading “lies and evading responsibility” for its actions, accusing it of attempting to justify military defeats with claims of foreign interference. “This revolution was not born of external forces but from the pain of this proud people,” he said. “It emerged from the tears of mothers, the dreams of displaced children, and the resilience of those who have lost everything.”
Abdulghani dismissed claims by the Assad regime that current clashes are a guerrilla war fueled by foreign powers. Instead, he characterized the struggle as a popular uprising led by Syrians determined to reclaim their land.
“What is happening today are not guerrilla skirmishes,” he said. “These are epic battles led by the sons of this proud people, armed with faith and their rightful cause to return to their homes.”
The revolution’s recent successes in Hama have prompted regime forces to withdraw from the city, a move Abdulghani called a desperate attempt to save face. “The regime’s Defense Minister claims their forces withdrew to protect civilians and have repositioned outside Hama,” he said. “But this is a lie they have used before, whether in Aleppo or other liberated areas.”
Abdulghani mocked the regime’s strategy, advising its forces to “redeploy outside Homs, Damascus, and ultimately all of Syria,” as revolutionary fighters edge closer to liberating Homs.
The CMO spokesman ridiculed the Assad regime for its history of atrocities, including the use of barrel bombs and chemical weapons. “Where was their concern for humanity when they bombed cities, slaughtered children in cold blood in Daraa, Homs, and Hama, or suffocated them with chemicals in Ghouta and Khan Sheikhoun?”
Abdulghani attributed the regime’s current withdrawals and military failures to what he described as its “impotence and imminent defeat” in the face of the revolution’s growing strength.
Highlighting what he called “major defections” from regime forces, Abdulghani claimed that hundreds of soldiers and militia members are coordinating daily with revolutionary forces to defect. He described the regime as “bankrupt in its desperate attempts to distort the image of the revolution,” adding, “It is clear to everyone now that this criminal regime has fallen.”
He portrayed the revolutionaries as individuals who grew up bearing the scars of the regime’s violence. “Those who confront this regime today are the sons of free Syria,” Abdulghani said. “They are men who returned to defend their land and honor after witnessing their fathers killed and their homes destroyed.”
Abdulghani ended his statement with a stark warning to regime officials and militias. “I call on the Defense Minister and all remnants of the regime’s forces to prevail over the language of reason and defect from this collapsing gang,” he said. “Otherwise, await your fate. Tomorrow is near for those who see it.”
As the Syrian revolution forces continue to gain ground, Abdulghani’s statement underscores the mounting pressure on the Assad regime, which now faces not only battlefield defeats but also growing internal fractures.
