DAMASCUS/HOMS, (SANA)- Seven army, security and police martyrs on Monday were escorted from Tishreen and Homs Military Hospitals to their final resting place in their home towns and villages.

The martyrs were targeted by armed terrorist groups while they were on duty in Homs, Hama, Damascus Countryside and Daraa.

Solemn processions were held for the martyrs as they were carried on shoulders and covered with the national flag while the Military Band was playing the "Martyr" and the "Farewell" music.

The martyrs are:

-First Lieutenant Ali Marwan Ahmad, from Lattakia.

-Warrant Officer Haitham Nadim Shhadeh, from Lattakia.

-Warrant Officer Abdullah Mokhles al-Aani, from Deir Ezzor.

-Sergeant Mohammed Ahmad al-Ahmad, from Homs.

-Corporal Ali Wahid Hammoud, from Hama.

-Conscript Adnan Hamid Karam, from Hasaka.

-Policeman Samer Ahmad al-Sheikh, from Homs.

The families of the martyrs expressed pride in their son's martyrdom, saying that they sacrificed their lives to defend their homeland, stressing that Syria will remain steadfast in the face of the conspiracy which targets its unity and stability.

They also called for holding the armed terrorist groups accountable for their crimes.

H. Zain/ Ghossoun