DAMASCUS, (SANA)- The bodies of 39 martyrs from the army and law enforcement forces on Saturday were escorted to their final resting place from Tishreen Military Hospital and the Police Hospital in Damascus.

Official funeral ceremonies were held for the martyrs, who were targeted while they were on duty in Damascus Countryside and Homs, as they were carried up on shoulders while the music of "The Martyr" and "The Farewell" was played.

The martyrs are:

Colonel Samih Hilal Abu Tafesh from Sweida.

Lieutenant Colonel Awwad Salem Saleh from Daraa.

Major Ma'moun Yasin Yasin from Idleb.

Captain Manhal Ahmad al-Qadi from Lattakia.

Chief Warrant Officer Ali Issa Abboud from Lattakia.

Chief Warrant Officer Tarek Samir Salman from Lattakia.

Warrant Officer Hamza Ahmad Dayyoub from Lattakia.

Sergeant Major Mohammad Saad-Eddin Abdul-Karim from Deir Ezzor.

Sergeant Major Nawras Suleiman Deeb from Lattakia.

Sergeant Major Ghaleb Abdul-Razzaq al-Abras from Damascus Countryside.

Sergeant Major Mohammad Nadeem al-Barri from Lattakia.

Sergeant Basel Ali Idris from Lattakia.

Sergeant Bahaa Salim Omran from Lattakia.

Sergeant Amer Fateh Zayyoud from Lattakia.

Sergeant Mohammad Ahmad Naqouh from Idleb.

Sergeant Obeida Ward al-Assi from Deir Ezzor .

Sergeant Mohammad Khalaf Kreiban from Raqqa .

Sergeant Ismael Saleem Ismael from Hama .

Corporal Omar Hussein Wawiya from Damascus Countryside.

Corporal Mohammad Ahmad Khalaf from Aleppo .

Corporal Dawood Mohammad Khalf from Deir Ezzor.

Conscript Mohammad Zakaraya Yehiya al-Saleh from Aleppo.

Conscript Farajallah Zaino Zaino from Aleppo .

Conscript Yaser Jameel Hameed from Aleppo .

Conscript Yehiya Zakaraya al-Abadi from Aleppo .

Conscript Odai Ahmad Obeid from Idleb .

Conscript Mohammad Kheir Abdullah al-Baroudi from Idleb.

Conscript Ahmad Akal Mheimid from Idleb .

Conscript Ali Hussein Hussein from Deir Ezzor.

Conscript Jameel Aref al-Deghr from Deir Ezzor .

Conscript Najeeb Mohammad Najjoum from Hasaka .

Conscript Abdul-Hameed al-Fallah from Hasaka.

Conscript Mohammad Abdullah Fleij from Palmyra.

Conscript Omar Abdul-Kareem Zneiqeh from Daraa .

Conscript Abdullah Qasim al-Naser from Daraa .

Conscript Abdul-Hameed Othman from Damascus Countryside .

Conscript Barzan Eiskan from Hasaka .

Policeman Jalal Mohsen al-Jiba'I from Sweida .

Policeman Ahmad Yousef Jabbawi from Daraa.

The martyrs' families stressed their confidence in the Syrian people's ability to overcome the crisis through adherence to national unity, affirming their belief that the martyrs' blood that was shed while defending the homeland will fortify Syria and make it stronger and more steadfast against the challenges.

H. Said / Ghossoun