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Syrians are the owners of Syria- Syrians return to al-Qalamoun towns
Residents of al-Qalamoun region in Syria’s Damascus countryside have started returning to the region, which has been cleared of foreign-backed militants by the army.
According to Press TV, residents of Ras al-Ma’ara, al-Jibeh, Assal al-Ward and other towns in the region took to the streets on Saturday, celebrating and shouting slogans in support of the Syrian army.
The rallies come as government forces have now started to reconstruct the damaged infrastructure in the region, which borders neighboring Lebanon, and restore electricity.
The army distributed food aid among the needy people there, while Damascus countryside governor, Hussein Makhlouf, visited the war-torn area and listened to people’s demands.